Antitumor effect potentiator composed of imidazooxazine compound

ABSTRACT

An antitumor effect potentiator for potentiating one or more other antitumor agents, comprising, as an active ingredient, an imidazooxazine compound represented by Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
         
         
           
             wherein A, B, C, and D represent C—R 1a , C—R 1b , C—R 1c , and C—R 1d , respectively, or one or two of A, B, C, and D represent an N atom; 
             at least two of R 1a , R 1b , R 1c , and R 1d  represent hydrogen, and the other(s) represent(s) halogen; cyano; C 1-6  alkyl that may have hydroxyl group(s) as substituent(s); C 1-6  alkoxy; carbonyl having, as a substituent, hydroxyl, amino, optionally substituted mono- or di-(C 1-6  alkyl)amino, or mono- or di-(C 1-6  alkoxy)amino; or an unsaturated heterocyclic group; 
             R 2  represents phenyl, pyridyl, or thienyl; 
             R 3  represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or cyclopropyl; and 
             R 4  represents hydrogen or hydroxy.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a 35 U.S.C. 371 National Phase Entry Applicationfrom PCT/JP2013/068054, filed Jul. 1, 2013, which claims priority toJapanese Patent Application No. 2012-148850, filed on Jul. 2, 2012, andJapanese Patent Application No. 2012-215902, filed on Sep. 28, 2012, theentire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an antitumor effect potentiator, and anantitumor drug comprising a combination of the potentiator and one ormore other antitumor agents.

BACKGROUND ART

A wide variety of drugs has been targeted as antitumor agents. They areroughly classified into alkylating agents, platinum-based compounds,antimetabolites, topoisomerase inhibitors, microtubule inhibitors,antitumor antibiotics, molecular target drugs, and the like. Further, inrecent years, the combined use of multiple drugs, instead of theadministration of a single antitumor agent, has been widely prevalent.

AKT is a serine/threonine-specific kinase serving as a downstreameffector of phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3 kinase), which isactivated by a receptor tyrosine kinase signal. AKT is frequentlyactivated or highly expressed in many cancers (renal cell cancer,stomach cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer,pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, hepatic cell cancer, multiplemyeloma, lymphoma, leukemia, head and neck cancer, melanoma, and thelike), and genetic amplification or activating mutation has beenreported in some cancers (NPD 1). As for the function, AKT is reportedto play an important role in tumorigenesis such as cell proliferation,apoptosis resistance, angiogenesis, metastasis and invasion, as well asglucose metabolism and lipid metabolism (NPD 2). AKT is also reported tobe highly expressed in tumors unresponsive or resistant to existingtreatments using antitumor agents. Thus, there has been an expectationregarding the effect of the combined use of an AKT inhibitor andexisting antitumor agents, including molecular-targeted antitumor agents(NPD 3).

For example, there are reports of treatments using a combination ofMK-2206, which is an AKT inhibitor, and docetaxel (NPD 4 and PTD 1).

CITATION LIST Patent Document

-   PTD 1: Publication of US patent application No. 2011-0319354

Non-Patent Document

-   NPD 1: Annals of Oncology, 21, p. 683-691 (2010)-   NPD 2: Cell, 129, p. 1261-1274 (2007)-   NPD 3: Drug Resistance Updates, 11, p. 32-50 (2008)-   NPD 4: Mol. Cancer Ther., 9, p. 1956-1967 (2010)

SUMMARY OF INVENTION Technical Problem

However, it is completely unknown and unpredictable what combination ofthe antitumor agents can potentiate their antitumor effects, or, if theantitumor effects are potentiated, whether the potentiation of thetoxicity of the agents also occurs as well as the potentiation of theantitumor effects.

An object of the present invention is to provide a combined use of twoantitumor agents that can potentiate their antitumor effects withoutsignificantly enhancing their side effects.

Solution to Problem

In view of this problem, the present inventors focused attention on aspecific kind of AKT inhibitor, and conducted research on the effect ofthe combined use of the compound and other antitumor agents. As aresult, the inventors found that the imidazooxazine compound representedby Formula (I) below or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof actsas a potent AKT inhibitor, and that the combined use of the compound andan antitumor agent(s) excellently potentiates the antitumor effect,thereby enlarging the effective area and the antitumor spectrum. Withthis finding, the inventors completed the present invention.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an antitumor effectpotentiator for potentiating one or more other antitumor agents,comprising, as an active ingredient, an imidazooxazine compoundrepresented by Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof,

wherein A, B, C, and D represent C—R^(1a), C—R^(1b), C—R^(1c), andC—R^(1d), respectively, or one or two of A, B, C, and D represent an Natom;

at least two of R^(1a), R^(1b), R^(1c), and R^(1d) represent hydrogen,and the other(s) represent(s) halogen; cyano; C₁₋₆ alkyl that may havehydroxyl group(s) as substituent(s); C₁₋₆ alkoxy; carbonyl having, as asubstituent, hydroxyl, amino, optionally substituted mono- or di-(C₁₋₆alkyl)amino, or mono- or di-(C₁₋₆ alkoxy)amino; or an unsaturatedheterocyclic group;

R² represents phenyl, pyridyl, or thienyl;

R³ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or cyclopropyl; and

R⁴ represents hydrogen or hydroxy.

In an embodiment of the present invention, A, B, C, and

D represent C—R^(1a), C—R^(1b), C—R^(1c), and C—R^(1d), respectively, orone or two of A, B, C, and D represent an N atom;

at least two of R^(1a), R^(1b), R^(1c), and R^(1d) represent hydrogen,and the other(s) individually represent(s) chlorine, fluorine, cyano,methyl, hydroxymethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, carboxyl, carbamoyl,methylaminocarbonyl, ethylaminocarbonyl, hydroxyethylaminocarbonyl,ethoxyaminocarbonyl, or pyrazolyl;

R² represents phenyl, pyridyl, or thienyl;

R³ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or cyclopropyl; and

R⁴ represents hydrogen or hydroxy.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides an antitumor effectpotentiator for potentiating one or more other antitumor agents,comprising an imidazooxazine compound of any one of the following (a) to(t), or a salt thereof, as an active ingredient,

-   (a)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(10-fluoro-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (b)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(10-fluoro-3-(pyridin-4-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (c)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (d)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(10-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (e)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(9-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (f)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(8-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (g)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (h)    trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (i)    trans-3-amino-1-ethyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (j)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,4-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (k)    trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,4-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (l)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[4,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (m)    trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[4,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (n)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,2-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (o)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrazino[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (p)    trans-3-amino-3-(4-(9-(hydroxymethyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol,-   (q)    2-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carbonitrile,-   (r)    trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-9-(1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (s)    2-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N-methyl-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-8-carboxamide,    and-   (t)    2-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N-ethoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-8-carboxamide.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides an antitumor drugcomprising a combination of any one of the above imidazooxazinecompounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and one or moreother antitumor agents.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides the use of any oneof the above imidazooxazine compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof for potentiating one or more other antitumor agents.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides the use of any oneof the above imidazooxazine compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof for the manufacture of an antitumor effect potentiator forpotentiating one or more other antitumor agents.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides the use of any oneof the above imidazooxazine compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof for the manufacture of an antitumor drug comprising acombination of the imidazooxazine compound or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, and one or more other antitumor agents.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the one or more otherantitumor agents are paclitaxel, carboplatin, lapatinib, irinotecan,doxorubicin, everolimus, bortezomib, erlotinib, trastuzumab (herceptin),metformin, docetaxel, and a combination drug of tegafur, gimeracil, andoteracil potassium.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a pharmaceuticalcomposition for preventing and/or treating tumors, comprising any one ofthe above imidazooxazine compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, and one or more other antitumor agents.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides an antitumor effectpotentiating method, comprising administering to a patient any one ofthe above imidazooxazine compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof in an amount effective for treatment and/or prevention.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method forpreventing and/or treating tumors, comprising administering to a patienta combination of any one of the above imidazooxazine compounds or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and one or more otherantitumor agents in an amount effective for treatment and/or prevention.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a product as acombined preparation to be used concurrently, subsequently, or at aninterval upon prevention and/or treatment of tumors, the productcomprising a combination of any one of the above imidazooxazinecompounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and one or moreother antitumor agents.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

Imidazooxazine Compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof potentiates various antitumor agents by being used with theantitumor agents. More specifically, when imidazooxazine compound (I) isused with other antitumor agents, 1) it does not significantly enhancethe side effects of the antitumor agents, thus enabling the combined useof multiple drugs without decreasing their effective doses in amountsequivalent to the maximum effect-producing amounts of the individualdrugs, 2) imidazooxazine compound (I) potentiates the antitumor agentsregardless of the drug sensitivity of the antitumor agents to becombined, and 3) such an antitumor effect is observed even in lowamounts in which imidazooxazine compound (I) cannot exhibit an antitumoreffect alone. Accordingly, the present invention leads to the provisionof a highly clinically usable therapeutic method by enlarging the areaof cancer therapeutic effect, improving the therapeutic effect, etc.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 Effect of combined use of Compound-I, at 8 mg/kg/day, 16mg/kg/day, and 24 mg/kg/day, with paclitaxel in nude mice subcutaneouslyimplanted with human ovarian cancer cell line A2780.

FIG. 2 Body weight changes of nude mice subcutaneously implanted withhuman ovarian cancer cell line A2780 upon combined use of Compound-I, at8 mg/kg/day, 16 mg/kg/day, and 24 mg/kg/day, with paclitaxel.

FIG. 3 Effect of combined use of Compound-I, at 8 mg/kg/day, 16mg/kg/day, and 24 mg/kg/day, with paclitaxel in nude mice subcutaneouslyimplanted with human stomach cancer cell line NCI-N87.

FIG. 4 Body weight changes of nude mice subcutaneously implanted withhuman stomach cancer cell line NCI-N87 upon combined use of Compound-I,at 8 mg/kg/day, 16 mg/kg/day, and 24 mg/kg/day, with paclitaxel.

FIG. 5 Effect of combined use of Compound-I at 16 mg/kg/day withcarboplatin in nude mice subcutaneously implanted with human ovariancancer cell line A2780.

FIG. 6 Body weight changes of nude mice subcutaneously implanted withhuman ovarian cancer cell line A2780 upon combined use of Compound-I at16 mg/kg/day with carboplatin.

FIG. 7 Effect of combined use of Compound-I at 16 mg/kg/day withlapatinib in nude mice subcutaneously implanted with human stomachcancer cell line NCI-N87.

FIG. 8 Body weight changes of nude mice subcutaneously implanted withhuman stomach cancer cell line NCI-N87 upon combined use of Compound-Iat 16 mg/kg/day with lapatinib.

FIG. 9 Effect of combined use of Compound-I at 16 mg/kg/day withirinotecan in nude mice subcutaneously implanted with human ovariancancer cell line A2780.

FIG. 10 Body weight changes of nude mice subcutaneously implanted withhuman ovarian cancer cell line A2780 upon combined use of Compound-I at16 mg/kg/day with irinotecan.

FIG. 11 Effect of combined use of Compound-I at 16 mg/kg/day withdoxorubicin in nude mice subcutaneously implanted with human ovariancancer cell line A2780.

FIG. 12 Body weight changes of nude mice subcutaneously implanted withhuman ovarian cancer cell line A2780 upon combined use of Compound-I at16 mg/kg/day with doxorubicin.

FIG. 13 Effect of combined use of Compound-I at 16 mg/kg/day witheverolimus in nude mice subcutaneously implanted with human stomachcancer cell line NCI-N87.

FIG. 14 Body weight changes of nude mice subcutaneously implanted withhuman stomach cancer cell line NCI-N87 upon combined use of Compound-Iat 16 mg/kg/day with everolimus.

FIG. 15 Effect of combined use of Compound-I, at 16 mg/kg/day (A), and24 mg/kg/day (B), with TS-1 in nude mice subcutaneously implanted withhuman stomach cancer cell line 4-1ST.

FIG. 16 Body weight changes of nude mice subcutaneously implanted withhuman stomach cancer cell line 4-1ST upon combined use of Compound-I, at16 mg/kg/day (A), and 24 mg/kg day (B), with TS-1.

FIG. 17 Effect of combined use of Compound-I, at 16 mg/kg/day (A), and24 mg/kg/day (B), with trastuzumab in nude mice subcutaneously implantedwith human stomach cancer cell line 4-1ST.

FIG. 18 Body weight changes of nude mice subcutaneously implanted withhuman stomach cancer cell line 4-1ST upon combined use of Compound-I, at16 mg/kg/day (A), and 24 mg/kg/day (B), with trastuzumab.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The term “combination” used in the present specification means use oradministration of the imidazooxazine compound of the present inventionor a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and one or more antitumoragents at a level sufficient to prevent and/or treat a tumor of thepatient, as a single composition or two different compositions, eitherconcurrently, successively, or with an interval. The imidazooxazinecompound of the present invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof may be administered before, concurrently, or after theadministration of the other antitumor agents.

The imidazooxazine compound of the present invention or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof represented by Formula (I)below potentiates antitumor effects of the antitumor agents.

In Formula (I), A, B, C, and D represent C—R^(1a), C—R^(1b), C—R^(1c),and C—R^(1d), respectively, or one or two of A, B, C, and D represent anN atom (any of A, B, C, and D that do not represent N atom representC—R^(1a), C—R^(1b), C—R^(1c), or C—R^(1d)).

At least two of R^(1a), R^(1b), R^(1c), and R^(1d) represent hydrogen,and the other(s) represent(s) halogen, cyano, C₁₋₆ alkyl that may havehydroxyl group(s) as substituent(s), C₁₋₆ alkoxy, carbonyl havinghydroxyl, amino, optionally substituted mono- or di-(C₁₋₆ alkyl)amino,or mono- or di-(C₁₋₆ alkoxy)amino; or an unsaturated heterocyclic group.

Examples of halogen atom represented by R^(1a), R^(1b), R^(1c), orR^(1d) include chlorine atom, bromine atom, fluorine atom, and iodineatom, preferably chlorine atom or fluorine atom.

The C₁₋₆ alkyl of “C₁₋₆ alkyl that may have hydroxyl group(s) assubstituent(s)” is preferably a straight or branched C₁₋₆ alkyl;examples thereof include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl,isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, and hexyl. The C₁₋₆ alkyl ispreferably C₁₋₃ alkyl, more preferably methyl. The number of hydroxylgroups (substituents) is 0 to 2, preferably 0 or 1.

The “C₁₋₆ alkoxy” represented by R^(1a), R^(1b), R^(1c), or R^(1d) is astraight or branched C₁₋₆ alkoxy such as methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy,isopropoxy, n-butoxy, isobutoxy, tert-butoxy or the like, preferablyC₁₋₃ alkoxy, more preferably methoxy or ethoxy.

The mono- or di-(C₁₋₆ alkyl)aminocarbonyl of the “optionally substitutedmono- or di-(C₁₋₆ alkyl)aminocarbonyl” of “carbonyl having, as asubstituent, hydroxyl, amino, optionally substituted mono- or di-(C₁₋₆alkyl)amino, or mono- or di-(C₁₋₆ alkoxy)amino” represented by R^(1a),R^(1b), R^(1c), or R^(1d) is the aforementioned aminocarbonyl having 1or 2 C₁₋₆ alkyl, preferably a mono- or di-(C₁₋₃ alkyl)aminocarbonyl,more preferably methylaminocarbonyl, dimethylaminocarbonyl, orethylaminocarbonyl. The substituent is preferably hydroxyl. The numberof substituents is preferably 1.

The mono- or di-(C₁₋₆ alkoxy)aminocarbonyl is the aforementionedaminocarbonyl having 1 or 2 C₁₋₆ alkoxy, preferably a mono- or di-(C₁₋₃alkoxy)aminocarbonyl, more preferably ethoxyaminocarbonyl.

The “carbonyl having, as a substituent, hydroxyl, amino, optionallysubstituted mono- or di-(C₁₋₆ alkyl)amino, or mono- or di-(C₁₋₆alkoxy)amino” represented by R^(1a), R^(1b), R^(1c), or R^(1d) isparticularly preferably carboxyl, carbamoyl, methylaminocarbonyl,ethylaminocarbonyl, hydroxyethylaminocarbonyl, or ethoxyaminocarbonyl.

The unsaturated heterocyclic group represented by R^(1a), R^(1b),R^(1c), or R^(1d) is preferably a 5- to 10-membered monocyclic orbicyclic unsaturated heterocyclic group having 1 to 4 hetero atomsselected from the group consisting of N, S, and O. Examples thereofinclude imidazolyl, thienyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl,thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridyl,pyrazyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, indolyl, isoindolyl, indazolyl,benzofuranyl, benzimidazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, purinyl,quinolyl, isoquinolyl, quinazolinyl, and quinoxalyl. Among them,pyrazolyl is preferable.

Preferable examples of the compound represented by Formula (I) includethe following compounds.

-   (a)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(10-fluoro-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (b)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(10-fluoro-3-(pyridin-4-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (c)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (d)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(10-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (e)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(9-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (f)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(8-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (g)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (h)    trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (i)    trans-3-amino-1-ethyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (j)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,4-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (k)    trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,4-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (l)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[4,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (m)    trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[4,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (n)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,2-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (o)    trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrazino[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (p)    trans-3-amino-3-(4-(9-(hydroxymethyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol,-   (q)    2-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carbonitrile,-   (r)    trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-9-(1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,-   (s)    2-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N-methyl-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-8-carboxamide,    and-   (t)    2-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N-ethoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-8-carboxamide.

The pharmaceutically acceptable salts of imidazooxazine compound (I)refer to salts having the desirable pharmacological activity ofimidazooxazine compound (I), prepared from a pharmaceutically acceptablebase or acid including inorganic/organic bases and inorganic/organicacids.

Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable salts of imidazooxazine compound(I) include acid addition salts with inorganic acids, such ashydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, hydroiodic acid, sulfuric acid,nitric acid, phosphoric acid, and the like, or organic acids, such asformic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid,succinic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, lactic acid, malic acid,citric acid, tartaric acid, carbonic acid, picric acid, methanesulfonicacid, para-toluenesulfonic acid, glutamic acid, and the like; salts withinorganic bases, such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium,aluminium, and the like, organic bases, such as methylamine, ethylamine,meglumine, ethanolamine, and the like, or basic amino acids, such aslysine, arginine, ornithine, and the like; and ammonium salts. Further,imidazooxazine compound (I) includes optical isomers and hydrates.

Imidazooxazine compound (I) that exhibits antitumor effect potentiationby the present invention may be produced, for example, by the followingproduction methods or the methods described in the Examples. However,the method for producing the compound of the present invention is notlimited to these examples.

Compound (I) of the present invention may be produced using, forexample, the following Production Method A and Production Method B.

Production Method A

(In the formula, L1, L2, L3, and L4 are the same or different, and eachrepresents a leaving group; and other symbols are as defined above.)First Step

This step is a method for obtaining compound 2 from aldehyde compound 1.

The starting compound 1 is a commercially available product, or can beproduced according to a known method. The first step can be carried outby a method as described in documents (e.g., J. Med. Chem., Vol. 46, p.5416, 2003, J. Org. Chem., Vol. 68, p. 5415, 2003), a method basedthereon, or combinations of these with usual methods.

For example, when aqueous ammonia and an aqueous glyoxal solution areused in the reaction, the amount of aqueous ammonia to be used is 1 to10 equivalents relative to the compound 1. The amount of aqueous glyoxalsolution to be used is 1 to 10 equivalents relative to the compound 1.

Examples of usable solvents include methanol, ethanol, tetrahydrofuran,ethyl acetate, N,N-dimethylformamide, acetic acid, and water. Thesolvents can be used singly, or in combination. The reaction time is 0.1to 100 hours, and preferably 0.5 to 24 hours. The reaction temperatureis 0° C. to the boiling temperature of the solvent, and preferably 0 to100° C.

The compound 2 thus obtained can be isolated and purified by knownseparation and purification means such as concentration, concentrationunder reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction,reprecipitation and chromatography, and then subjected to the next step;or can be subjected to the next step without isolation and purification.

Second Step

This step is a process for obtaining compound 4, in which an alkylationreaction of the compound 2 with compound 3 in the presence of a base isconducted.

The compound 3, in which as L1 and L2, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.,are mentioned, is a commercially available product, or can be producedaccording to a known method.

The compound 3 can be used in an amount of 1 to 100 equivalents, andpreferably 1 to 10 equivalents, relative to the compound 2.

Examples of the base include inorganic bases such as sodium hydrogencarbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, cesium carbonate, andcesium hydroxide, and organic amines such as trimethylamine,triethylamine, tripropylamine, diisopropylethylamine,N-methylmorpholine, pyridine, 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine, lutidine,and collidine. The base can be used in an amount of 1 to 100equivalents, and preferably 2 to 10 equivalents.

Examples of usable solvents include N,N-dimethylformamide,N,N-dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane,N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one, acetonitrile, and water. The solvents can beused singly, or in combination. The reaction time is 0.1 to 100 hours,and preferably 0.5 to 24 hours. The reaction temperature is 0° C. to theboiling temperature of the solvent, and preferably 0 to 100° C.

The compound 4 thus obtained can be isolated and purified by knownseparation and purification means, and then subjected to the next step;or can be subjected to the next step without isolation and purification.

Third Step

This step is a process for obtaining compound 6 from compound 5.

The compound 5, in which as L3, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc., arementioned, is a commercially available product, or can be producedaccording to a known method.

The third step can be conducted in the same manner as in the first step.

Fourth Step

This step is a process for obtaining the compound 4 in which a reactionof the compound 6 with formaldehyde is conducted in the presence of abase.

The formaldehyde can be used in an amount of 1 to 100 equivalents, andpreferably 1 to 10 equivalents, relative to the compound 6. Theformaldehyde can be used in the form of an aqueous solution, or in theform of paraformaldehyde.

Examples of the base include sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate,potassium hydroxide, cesium carbonate, sodium tert-butoxide, andpotassium tert-butoxide. The base can be used in an amount of 1 to 100equivalents, and preferably 2 to 10 equivalents.

Examples of usable solvents include N,N-dimethylformamide,N,N-dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane,N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one, acetonitrile, and water. The solvents can beused singly, or in combination. The reaction time is 0.1 to 100 hours,and preferably 0.5 to 24 hours. The reaction temperature is 0° C. to theboiling temperature of the solvent, and preferably 0 to 100° C.

The compound 4 thus obtained can be isolated and purified by knownseparation and purification means, and then subjected to the next step;or can be subjected to the next step without isolation and purification.

Fifth Step

This step is a process for obtaining compound 7 by conductinghalogenation, for example, by allowing a halogenating agent to act onthe compound 4 (L⁴=Cl, Br or I). The halogenation can be carried outaccording to a commonly known method; for example, the halogenation canbe carried out in a reaction solvent that does not adversely affect thereaction.

The compound 7 thus obtained can be isolated and purified by knownseparation and purification means, and then subjected to the next step;or can be subjected to the next step without isolation and purification.

Sixth Step

This step is a process for obtaining compound 8 by subjecting thecompound 7 to a coupling reaction with an arylboronic acid, arylboronicacid ester, unsaturated heterocycle-boronic acid, or unsaturatedheterocycle-boronic acid ester.

This step can be carried out according to a commonly known method (e.g.,Chemical Reviews, Vol. 95, p. 2457, 1995); for example, this step can becarried out in a solvent that does not adversely affect the reaction, inthe presence of a transition metal catalyst and a base.

The arylboronic acid, arylboronic acid ester, unsaturatedheterocycle-boronic acid, or unsaturated heterocycle-boronic acid estercan be used in an amount of 1 to 10 equivalents, and preferably 1 to 3equivalents, relative to the compound 7.

Examples of usable transition metal catalysts include palladiumcatalysts (e.g., palladium acetate, palladium chloride,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium, etc.) and nickel catalysts (e.g.,nickel chloride, etc.). Where necessary, ligands (e.g.,triphenylphosphine, tri-tert-butylphosphine, etc.) may be added, andmetal oxides (e.g., copper oxide, silver oxide, etc.) and the like maybe used as cocatalysts. Although the amount of the transition metalcatalyst to be used varies depending on the type of the catalyst, it isgenerally about 0.0001 to about 1 mole, and preferably about 0.01 toabout 0.5 moles, relative to the compound 7 (1 mole). The amount of theligand to be used is generally about 0.0001 to about 4 moles, andpreferably about 0.01 to about 2 moles, relative to the compound 7 (1mole). The amount of the cocatalyst to be used is generally about 0.0001to about 4 moles, and preferably about 0.01 to about 2 moles, relativeto the compound 7 (1 mole).

Examples of the base include organic amines (e.g., trimethylamine,triethylamine, diisopropylethylamine, N-methylmorpholine,1,8-diazabicyclo[5,4,0]undec-7-ene, pyridine, N,N-dimethylaniline,etc.), alkali metal salts (e.g., sodium hydrogen carbonate, potassiumhydrogen carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, cesiumcarbonate, sodium phosphate, potassium phosphate, sodium hydroxide,potassium hydroxide, etc.), metal hydrides (e.g., potassium hydride,sodium hydride, etc.), alkali metal alkoxides (e.g., sodium methoxide,sodium ethoxide, sodium tert-butoxide, potassium tert-butoxide, etc.),alkali metal disilazides (e.g., lithium disilazide, sodium disilazide,potassium disilazide, etc.). Among them, alkali metal salts such aspotassium carbonate, cesium carbonate, sodium phosphate, and potassiumphosphate; alkali metal alkoxides such as sodium tert-butoxide andpotassium tert-butoxide; organic amines such as triethylamine anddiisopropylethylamine; and the like are preferable. The amount of thebase to be used is generally 0.1 to 10 moles, and preferably about 1 toabout 5 moles, relative to the compound 7 (1 mole).

Any solvents can be used, as long as they do not adversely affect thereaction. Examples thereof include hydrocarbons (e.g., benzene, toluene,xylene, etc.), halogenated hydrocarbons (e.g., chloroform,1,2-dichloroethane, etc.), nitriles (e.g., acetonitrile, etc.), ethers(e.g., dimethoxyethane, tetrahydrofuran, etc.), alcohols (e.g.,methanol, ethanol, etc.), aprotic polar solvents (e.g.,dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, hexamethylphosphoramide, etc.),water, and a mixture thereof. The reaction time is 0.1 to 100 hours, andpreferably 0.5 to 24 hours. The reaction temperature is 0° C. to theboiling temperature of the solvent, and preferably 0 to 150° C.

The compound 8 thus obtained can be isolated and purified by knownseparation and purification means, and then subjected to the next step;or can be subjected to the next step without isolation and purification.

Production Method B

(In the formula, L⁵ are the same or different, and each represents aleaving group; P represents a protective group; and other symbols are asdefined above.)Seventh Step

The seventh step can be conducted in the same manner as in the fifthstep.

Eighth Step

This step is a process for converting any of A to D of the compound 8into any of A1 to D1, respectively, by conducting a coupling reaction,etc., using a commonly known method.

When any of A to D of the compound 8 has a leaving group such ashalogen, the coupling reaction is carried out in the presence of atransition metal catalyst to obtain compound 10.

In the case of conversion of a leaving group such as halogen to a cyanogroup, zinc cyanide is used. In the case of conversion to an aromaticring or a heteroaromatic ring, commercially available boronic acid orboronic ester, or boronic acid or boronic ester that can be producedaccording to a known method is used.

In the case of conversion to an ester group, carbon monoxide is used.

The compound 10 thus obtained can be isolated and purified by knownseparation and purification means, and then subjected to the next step;or can be subjected to the next step without isolation and purification.

Ninth Step

The ninth step can be conducted in the same manner as in the fifth step.

Tenth Step

This step is a process for obtaining compound 13 by a coupling reactionof compound 9 and compound 12.

The compound 12 can be produced by a method as described in documents(e.g., WO2008-070016, WO2009-148877, WO2009-148916, WO2010-088177,WO2010-114780, WO2010-104933), or a method based thereon.

This step can be conducted in the same manner as in the sixth step.

The compound 13 thus obtained can be isolated and purified by knownseparation and purification means, and then subjected to the next step;or can be subjected to the next step without isolation and purification.

Eleventh Step

This step is a process for converting any of A to D of the compound 9into any of A2 to D2, respectively, by conducting a functionalgroup-converting reaction, etc., using a commonly known method.

When any of A to D of the compound 9 has an ester group, compound 11 isobtained by converting the ester group into an alcohol using a commonlyknown reduction reaction.

The compound 11 thus obtained can be isolated and purified by knownseparation and purification means, and then subjected to the next step;or can be subjected to the next step without isolation and purification.

Twelfth Step

The twelfth step can be conducted in the same manner as in the tenthstep.

Thirteenth Step

This step is a process for obtaining compound 14 by hydrolysis underbasic conditions when any of A to D of the compound 13 has an estergroup.

A base, such as sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassiumcarbonate, cesium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, andlithium hydroxide can be used in an amount of 1 to 100 equivalents, andpreferably 1 to 30 equivalents.

Examples of usable solvents include water, methanol, ethanol,isopropanol, tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, N,N-dimethylformamide. Thesolvents can be used singly, or in combination. The reaction time is 0.1to 100 hours, and preferably 0.5 to 24 hours. The reaction temperatureis 0° C. to the boiling temperature of the solvent, and preferably 0 to100° C.

The compound 14 thus obtained can be isolated and purified by knownseparation and purification means, and then subjected to the next step;or can be subjected to the next step without isolation and purification.

Fourteenth Step

This step is a process for obtaining the compound 13 by conducting anamidation reaction of the compound 14 with amine in an organic solvent.

The amidation can be conducted by a conventionally known method.Examples of such a method include a method in which a reaction of thecompound 14 with the corresponding amine is carried out in the presenceof a condensing agent. (See “Pepuchido Gosei No Kiso To Jikken[Foundation and Experiments of Peptide Synthesis],” Nobuo Izumiya, etal., published by Maruzen Co. in 1983.) The compound 13 thus obtainedcan be isolated and purified by known separation and purification means,and then subjected to the next step; or can be subjected to the nextstep without isolation and purification.

Fifteenth Step

This step is a process for obtaining compound (I) by deprotecting theprotected amino group of the compound 13. The deprotection can becarried out by a commonly known method, for example, the methoddisclosed in Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, T. W. Greene, JohnWiley & Sons (1981); or a method based thereon.

Examples of the protective group include tert-butyloxycarbonyl andphthalimide. For example, when tert-butyloxycarbonyl is used as theprotective group, the deprotection is preferably carried out underacidic conditions. Examples of the acid include hydrochloric acid,acetic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, sulfuric acid, and toluenesulfonicacid.

The amount of the acid to be used is preferably about 1 to about 100equivalents relative to the compound 13.

Any solvents can be used for the reaction, as long as they do notadversely affect the reaction. For example, alcohols (e.g., methanol,etc.), hydrocarbons (e.g., benzene, toluene, xylene, etc.), halogenatedhydrocarbons (e.g., methylene chloride, chloroform, 1,2-dichloroethane,etc.), nitriles (e.g., acetonitrile, etc.), ethers (e.g.,dimethoxyethane, tetrahydrofuran, etc.), aprotic polar solvents (e.g.,N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, hexamethylphosphoramide,etc.), or a mixture thereof can be used. The reaction time is 0.1 to 100hours, and preferably 0.5 to 24 hours. The reaction temperature is 0 to100° C., and preferably 0 to 50° C.

When phthalimide is used as the protective group, hydrazine treatmentcan be carried out. The amount of hydrazine to be used is preferably 1to 100 equivalents relative to the compound 13.

The reaction can be conducted with heating, using a microwave reactor orthe like, to carry out synthesis. Any solvents can be used for thereaction, as long as they do not adversely affect the reaction. Forexample, alcohols (e.g., methanol, ethanol, etc.), hydrocarbons (e.g.,benzene, toluene, xylene, etc.), halogenated hydrocarbons (e.g.,methylene chloride, chloroform, 1,2-dichloroethane, etc.), nitriles(e.g., acetonitrile, etc.), ethers (e.g., dimethoxyethane,tetrahydrofuran, etc.), aprotic polar solvents (e.g.,N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, hexamethylphosphoramide,etc.), or a mixture thereof can be used. The reaction time is 0.1 to 100hours, and preferably 0.5 to 24 hours. The reaction temperature is 0 to200° C., and preferably 0 to 150° C.

The compound (I) thus obtained can be isolated and purified by knownseparation and purification means, such as concentration, concentrationunder reduced pressure, crystallization, solvent extraction,reprecipitation and chromatography.

Imidazooxazine compound (I) is an antitumor agent having superior AKTinhibitory activity and reduced side effect. When used with variousother antitumor agents (hereinafter referred to as Antitumor Agent A),imidazooxazine compound (I) enhances the antitumor effect of AntitumorAgent A without significantly enhancing its toxicity.

Examples of Antitumor Agent A potentiated by imidazooxazine compound (I)include, but are not particularly limited to, antitumor antibiotics suchas doxorubicin or epirubicin; alkylating agents such as cyclophosphamideor nimustine; platinum-based agents such as cisplatin, carboplatin, oroxaliplatin; pyrimidine-based antimetabolites such as 5-fluorouracil(5-FU), tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil potassium (i.e., a combination drugof tegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil potassium) (TS-1, general name “acombination drug of tegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil potassium” (productname: “Ti-Esu-Wan”)), tegafur/uracil (a combination drug of tegafur anduracil) (UFT, general name “a combination drug of tegafur and uracil”(product name: “Yu-Efu-Ti”)), capecitabine, doxifluridine,5-fluoro-2′-deoxy uridine (FdUrd), gemcitabine, or cytarabine; purineacid-based antimetabolites such as fludarabine, cladribine, ornelarabine; folic acid antimetabolites such as pemetrexed ormethotrexate; plant alkaloid antitumor agents such as paclitaxel(product names: “taxol,” “abraxane,” etc.), docetaxel, irinotecan, orvincristine; low-molecular-weight molecular target drugs such asgefitinib, erlotinib, lapatinib, everolimus, temsirolimus, selumetinib,trametinib, sorafenib, afatinib, regorafenib, dabrafenib, vemurafenib,bortezomib, or carfilzomib; antibody molecular target drugs such astrastuzumab (herceptin), cetuximab, bevacizumab, panitumumab,veltuzumab, or rituximab; metformin, dexamethasone, thalidomide, andlenalidomide.

Preferable examples of Antitumor Agent A potentiated by imidazooxazinecompound (I) include paclitaxel, carboplatin, lapatinib, irinotecan,doxorubicin, everolimus, bortezomib, erlotinib, trastuzumab (herceptin),metformin, docetaxel, and a combination drug of tegafur, gimeracil, andoteracil potassium.

The malignant tumors treatable by imidazooxazine compound (I) togetherwith the potentiated Antitumor Agent A include, but are not limited to,head and neck cancer, esophagus cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer,rectum cancer, hepatocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, cholangiocarcinoma,pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, cervicalcancer, endometrial cancer, renal cancer, bladder cancer, prostatecancer, testicular tumor, osteosarcoma, soft-tissue sarcoma, leukemia,malignant lymphoma, multiple myeloma, skin cancer, and brain tumor.

In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an antitumor effectpotentiator for potentiating one or more other antitumor agentscomprising, as an active ingredient, imidazooxazine compound (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In another embodiment, the present invention relates to an antitumordrug comprising a combination of imidazooxazine compound (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and one or more otherantitumor agents.

In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a pharmaceuticalcomposition for prevention and/or treatment of tumors comprisingimidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, and one or more antitumor agents.

In another embodiment, the present invention relates to the use ofimidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof for potentiating one or more other antitumor agents.

In another embodiment, the present invention relates to the use ofimidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof for the manufacture of a potentiator for potentiating one ormore other antitumor agents.

In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method forpotentiating antitumor effect, comprising administering atherapeutically and/or prophylactically effective amount ofimidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof to a patient.

In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method forpreventing and/or treating tumors, comprising administering atherapeutically and/or prophylactically effective amount of acombination of imidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, and one or more other antitumor agents.

In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a productcomprising imidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof and one or more other antitumor agents, as a combinedpreparation to be used concurrently, subsequently, or at an intervalupon tumor prevention and/or treatment.

By combining imidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, and Antitumor Agent A, a potentiated antitumordrug is obtained. Examples of the form of such a new antitumor druginclude a single preparation comprising imidazooxazine compound (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and Antitumor Agent A; and acombination of separate preparations, i.e., a preparation comprisingimidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, and a preparation comprising Antitumor Agent A. Further, themeans for administering the composition comprising imidazooxazinecompound (I) and the means for administering the composition comprisingAntitumor Agent A may be the same or different (for example, oraladministration and injection).

When imidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is contained in a pharmaceutical composition, a pharmaceuticalcarrier can be added, if required, thereby forming a suitable dosageform according to the prevention and treatment purposes. Examples of thedosage form include oral preparations, injections, suppositories,ointments, patches, and the like. Oral preparations are preferable. Suchdosage forms can be made by methods conventionally known to personsskilled in the art.

As the pharmaceutical carrier, various conventional organic or inorganiccarrier materials used as preparation materials may be blended as anexcipient, binder, disintegrant, lubricant, or colorant in solidpreparations, or as a solvent, solubilizing agent, suspending agent,isotonizing agent, buffer, or soothing agent in liquid preparations.Further, a pharmaceutical preparation additive, such as an antiseptic,anti-oxidant, colorant, sweetener, or stabilizer, may also be used ifrequired.

Oral solid preparations can be prepared as follows. An excipient,optionally together with a binder, disintegrant, lubricant, colorant,sweetening/flavoring agent, or the like, is added to the compound of thepresent invention to produce tablets, coated tablets, granules, powders,capsules, or the like, using an ordinary method.

Examples of excipients include lactose, sucrose, D-mannitol, glucose,starch, calcium carbonate, kaolin, microcrystalline cellulose, andsilicic acid anhydride.

Examples of binders include water, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol,simple syrup, liquid glucose, liquid α-starch, liquid gelatin,D-mannitol, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose,hydroxypropyl starch, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, shellac,calcium phosphate, and polyvinylpyrrolidone.

Examples of disintegrants include dry starch, sodium alginate, agarpowder, sodium hydrogen carbonate, calcium carbonate, sodium laurylsulfate, stearic acid monoglyceride, and lactose.

Examples of lubricants include purified talc, sodium stearate, magnesiumstearate, borax, and polyethylene glycol.

Examples of colorants include titanium oxide, and iron oxide.

Examples of sweetening/flavoring agents include sucrose, wild orangepeel, citric acid, tartaric acid, and the like.

If necessary, an enteric coating or a coating to increase thepersistence of effects can be provided by methods known for oralpreparations. Examples of such coating agents include hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, ethyl cellulose, hydroxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, polyoxy ethylene glycol, and Tween 80 (registered trademark).

When oral liquid preparations are prepared, a sweetening agent, buffer,stabilizer, flavoring agent, or the like, is added to imidazooxazinecompound (I) to produce an internal liquid medicine, a syrup, an elixir,or the like, using an ordinary method. In this case, the sweetening andflavoring agents as described above are usable. Examples of buffersinclude sodium citrate and the like, and examples of stabilizers includetragacanth, gum arabic, and gelatin.

Injections can be prepared as follows. A pH adjuster, buffer,stabilizer, isotonizing agent, topical anesthetic, or the like, is addedto imidazooxazine compound (I) to produce a subcutaneous injection, anintramuscular injection, or an intravenous injection using an ordinarymethod. Examples of pH adjusters and buffers usable in this case includesodium citrate, sodium acetate, and sodium phosphate. Examples ofstabilizers include sodium pyrosulfite, EDTA, thioglycolic acid, andthiolactic acid. Examples of topical anesthetics include procainehydrochloride, and lidocaine hydrochloride. Examples of isotonizingagents include sodium chloride, glucose, D-mannitol, and glycerin.

Suppositories can be prepared as follows. A pharmaceutical carrier knownin the art, such as polyethylene glycol, lanolin, cacao butter, or fattyacid triglyceride, is added to the compound of the present invention,optionally together with a like surfactant such as Tween 80 (registeredtrademark), followed by production using an ordinary method.

Ointments can be prepared as follows. An ordinary base, stabilizer,wetting agent, preservative, or the like, is added as required to thecompound of the present invention, and mixed and formulated using anordinary method. Examples of bases include liquid paraffin, whitepetrolatum, white beeswax, octyldodecyl alcohol, and paraffin. Examplesof preservatives include methyl parahydroxybenzoate, ethylparahydroxybenzoate, and propyl parahydroxybenzoate.

Patches can be prepared by coating a general support with the aboveointment, cream, gel, paste, or the like, using an ordinary method.Examples of supports include woven or nonwoven fabrics made from cotton,staple fibers, and chemical fibers; and films and foam sheets of softvinyl chloride, polyethylene, and polyurethane.

The drug of the present invention can be used for mammals includinghumans (e.g. humans, cows, horse, pigs, monkeys, dogs, cats, mice, rats,rabbits, goat, sheep, etc.), preferably humans.

The amount of imidazooxazine compound (I) to be contained in such adosage unit form varies depending on the condition of the patient or onthe dosage form. The desirable amount in one dosage unit form istypically about 0.05 to 1,000 mg in the case of an oral preparation,about 0.01 to 500 mg in the case of an injection, and about 1 to 1,000mg in the case of a suppository. The “low amount at which imidazooxazinecompound (I) does not exhibit antitumor effect alone” in one dosage unitform is about 0.05 to 20 mg in the case of an oral preparation.

The daily dose of the drug in such a dosage form depends on thesymptoms, body weight, age, gender, or the like, of the patient. Forexample, the daily dose for an adult (body weight: 50 kg) may begenerally about 0.05 to 5,000 mg, and preferably 0.1 to 1,000 mg, and ispreferably administered in one dose or in two to three divided doses perday.

When the preparation comprising imidazooxazine compound (I) or a saltthereof and the preparation comprising Antitumor Agent A are separatepreparations, they may be administered at the same time or in a mannersuch that one of the preparations is administered at an arbitraryinterval before or after the administration of the other preparation.The two preparations may be administered either concurrently,subsequently, or at an interval.

The ratio of imidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof to Antitumor Agent A upon the administration orthe mixing is not particularly limited insofar as the potentiation oftheir antitumor effect can be ensured; however, the amount ofimidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is generally about 0.001 to 100 mol, preferably about 0.005 to50 mol, per mol of Antitumor Agent A.

For example, when Antitumor Agent A is paclitaxel, imidazooxazinecompound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is about 0.05to 50 mol, per mol of paclitaxel. When Antitumor Agent A is carboplatin,imidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is about 0.005 to 5 mol, per mol of carboplatin. When AntitumorAgent A is lapatinib, imidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof is about 0.01 to 20 mol, per mol of lapatinib.When Antitumor Agent A is irinotecan, imidazooxazine compound (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is about 0.05 to 30 mol, permol of irinotecan. When Antitumor Agent A is doxorubicin, imidazooxazinecompound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is about 0.05to 20 mol, per mol of doxorubicin. When Antitumor Agent A is everolimus,imidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is about 0.05 to 20 mol, per mol of everolimus. When AntitumorAgent A is bortezomib, imidazooxazine compound (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is about 1 to 500 mol, per molof bortezomib. When Antitumor Agent A is erlotinib, imidazooxazinecompound (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is about0.01 to 10 mol, per mol of erlotinib. When Antitumor Agent A istrastuzumab (herceptin), imidazooxazine compound (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is about 0.02 to 20 mol, permol of trastuzumab (herceptin). When Antitumor Agent A is metformin,imidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is about 0.00001 to 0.01 mol, per mol of metformin. WhenAntitumor Agent A is docetaxel, imidazooxazine compound (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is about 0.001 to 0.3 mol, permol of docetaxel. When Antitumor Agent A is a combination drug oftegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil potassium, imidazooxazine compound (I)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is about 0.05 to 50 mol,per mol of tegafur.

EXAMPLES

The present invention is described in detail below with reference toReference Examples, Examples, and Test Examples, which are not intendedto limit the scope of the invention. Further, in the Test Examplesbelow, the amounts of the various antitumor agents potentiated by thecompound of the present invention are determined based on the MaximumTolerated Dose (MTD) disclosed in research papers or the like, or basedon the maximum dose tolerable in terms of the property of the antitumoragent.

The amount ensuring the maximum drug effect of an antitumor agent isvery close to the amount expressing its toxicity. When the maximumantitumor effect of a drug is evaluated using an animal model, theevaluation is generally performed using a dose around MTD. In the TestExamples below, MTD and the maximum effect-producing amount are thesame.

The reagents used in the Examples are commercially available products,unless otherwise stated. Purif-Pack SI manufactured by Shoko Co. orBiotage SNAP Cartridge KP-Sil manufactured by Biotage were used forsilica gel chromatography, and Purif-Pack NH manufactured by Shoko Co.or Biotage SNAP Cartridge KP-NH manufactured by Biotage were used forbasic silica gel chromatography.

For preparative thin layer chromatography, Kieselgel TM60F254, Art.5744, manufactured by Merck & Co., or NH2 Silica Gel 60 F254 Plate-Wako,manufactured by Wako, was used. For preparative reversed-phasehigh-performance liquid chromatography, CombiPrep Pro C18 (φ 30 mm×50mm), manufactured by YMC Co., was used.

1H-NMR was measured using AL400 (400 MHz), manufactured by JEOL; Mercury(400 MHz), manufactured by Varian; or Inova (400 MHz), manufactured byVarian; and using tetramethylsilane as a standard substance. Inaddition, the mass spectra were measured using Micromass ZQ or SQD,manufactured by Waters, by electrospray ionization (ESI) or atmosphericpressure chemical ionization (APCI). Microwave reactions were carriedout using Initiator, manufactured by Biotage.

The abbreviations are defined below.

s: singlet

d: doublet

t: triplet

q: quartet

dd: double doublet

dt: double triplet

td: triple doublet

tt: triple triplet

ddd: double double doublet

ddt: double double triplet

dtd: double triple doublet

tdd: triple double doublet

m: multiplet

br: broad

DMSO-d₆: deuterated dimethylsulfoxide

CDCl₃: deuterated chloroform

THF: tetrahydrofuran

DMF: N,N-dimethylformamide

DMSO: dimethyl sulfoxide

WSC: 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride

HOBt: 1-hydroxybenzotriazole monohydrate

Pd(PPh₃)4: tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium

Reference Example 1 10-fluoro-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine

A 28% aqueous ammonia solution (2.2 mL) and a 40% aqueous glyoxalsolution (1.3 mL) were added to a methanol (7.0 mL) solution of2-fluoro-6-hydroxybenzaldehyde (500 mg), and the mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted withwater and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer waswashed with saturated sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residuewas purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to givethe corresponding imidazophenol compound. The obtained imidazophenolcompound is used for the next reaction without further purification.Potassium carbonate (1.98 g) and diiodomethane (0.44 mL) were added to aDMF (7.2 mL) solution of the obtained imidazophenol compound, and themixture was stirred at 80° C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature and diluted with water, followed byextraction with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer was washedwith saturated sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to give the desiredproduct (415 mg, yield: 61%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.32-7.22 (2H, m), 6.98-6.88 (3H, m), 5.82 (2H, s)

ESI-MS m/z 191 (MH+)

Reference Example 2 Reference Example 2(1)2-bromo-3-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine

A 28% aqueous ammonia solution (50 mL) and a 40% aqueous glyoxalsolution (50 mL) were added to a methanol (90 mL) solution of2-bromonicotinaldehyde (10 g), and the mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 14 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered, and thefiltrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residuewas purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to givethe desired product (4.62 g, yield: 38%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 10.71-10.28 (1H, br m), 8.61 (1H, dd, J=7.8, 2.0 Hz),8.35 (1H, dd, J=4.6, 2.0 Hz), 7.40 (1H, dd, J=7.8, 4.6 Hz), 7.30-7.23(2H, br m)

ESI-MS m/z 224, 226 (MH+)

Reference Example 2(2) 5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,2-e][1,3]oxazine

Potassium hydroxide (66 mg) and a 37% aqueous formalin solution (0.20mL) were added to a 2-propanol (2.0 mL) solution of the product (44.8mg) of Reference Example 2(1), and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for14 hours. After being cooled to room temperature, the reaction mixturewas concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue waspurified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to give thedesired product (16.7 mg, yield: 48%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.29-8.24 (2H, m), 7.27 (1H, s), 7.25 (1H, d, J=1.2Hz), 7.17 (1H, dd, J=7.3, 5.1 Hz), 6.98 (1H, d, J=1.2 Hz), 6.01 (2H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 174 (MH+)

Reference Examples 3-21

The compounds shown in Table 1 below were synthesized according to anymethod of Reference Example 1 or 2.

TABLE 1 Reference Example Starting Material Desired Product ProductionMethod 3

Reference Example 1 4

Reference Example 1 5

Reference Example 1 6

Reference Example 1 7

Reference Example 1 8

Reference Example 1 9

Reference Example 1 10

Reference Example 1 11

Reference Example 1 12

Reference Example 1 13

Reference Example 1 14

Reference Example 1 15

Reference Example 1 16

Reference Example 1 17

Reference Example 1 18

Reference Example 1 19

Reference Example 1 20

Reference Example 2 21

Reference Example 1

The compounds of Reference Examples 20 and 21 in Table 1 weresynthesized by the following methods in accordance with the method ofReference Example 1 or the method of Reference Example 2, usingcommercially available starting materials shown in the table or startingmaterials that can be synthesized by a known method.

Reference Example 20 Reference Example 20(1)2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)-3-methoxypyrazine

To a methanol (7.5 mL) solution of 3-methoxypyrazine-2-carbaldehyde (480mg), a 40% aqueous glyoxal solution (0.80 mL) was added, and 28% aqueousammonia (1.94 mL) was slowly added dropwise thereto at 8° C. Thereaction mixture was stirred for 10 minutes, and then stirred at roomtemperature for 1 hour. The residue obtained by concentrating thereaction mixture under reduced pressure was purified by basic silica gelchromatography (chloroform:methanol) to give the desired product (410mg, yield: 66%) as a light-brownish-red amorphous.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 10.52 (1H, brs), 8.25 (1H, d, J=2.4 Hz), 8.10 (1H, d,J=2.4 Hz), 7.38 (1H, brs), 7.21 (1H, brs), 4.20 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 177 (MH+)

Reference Example 20(2) 5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrazino[2,3-e][1,3]oxazine

A 5 M hydrochloric acid (15 mL) aqueous solution of the product (460 mg)of Reference Example 20(1) was stirred at 120° C. for 30 minutes using amicrowave reactor. The reaction mixture was cooled, azeotroped withethanol, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Potassium carbonate(1.79 g) and diiodomethane (0.42 mL) were added to a DMF (50 mL)solution of the obtained residue, and the mixture was stirred at 80° C.for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature,diluted with water and chloroform, and extracted with chloroform. Thecombined organic layer was washed with water and saturated sodiumchloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated underreduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by preparativethin-layer silica gel chromatography (chloroform:methanol) to give thedesired product (36 mg, yield: 8%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.43 (1H, d, J=2.8 Hz), 8.19 (1H, d, J=2.8 Hz), 7.41(1H, d, J=1.2 Hz), 7.06 (1H, d, J=1.2 Hz), 6.11 (2H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 175 (MH+)

Reference Example 21 Reference Example 21(1) methyl6-bromo-3-(methoxymethoxy)picolinate

Diisopropylethylamine (1.46 mL) was added to a chloroform (20 mL)solution of methyl 6-bromo-3-hydroxypyridine-2-carboxylate (970 mg) andplaced in a nitrogen atmosphere. Next, the reaction mixture was cooledto 0° C., and chloromethoxymethane (0.38 mL) was added thereto. Thereaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 5 minutes, and then stirred atroom temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C.,diluted with water, and extracted with chloroform. The combined organiclayer was washed with saturated sodium chloride, dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtainedresidue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate)to give the desired product (1.22 g, yield: 100%) as a colorless oil.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.54 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.51 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 5.26(2H, s), 3.96 (3H, s), 3.51 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 276, 278 (MH+)

Reference Example 21(2) 6-bromo-3-(methoxymethoxy)picolinaldehyde

A THF (20 mL) solution of the product (1.22 g) of Reference Example21(1) was placed in a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was thencooled to −78° C., and a toluene solution (5.08 mL) of 0.99 Mdiisobutylaluminum hydride was added thereto. The reaction mixture wasstirred at −78° C. for 1 hour. Furthermore, a toluene solution (0.51 mL)of 0.99 M diisobutylaluminum hydride was added thereto, and the mixturewas stirred at −78° C. for 1 hour. A saturated Rochelle salt aqueoussolution was added to the reaction mixture, and then the mixture waswarmed to room temperature. The reaction mixture was extracted withethyl acetate. The combined organic layer was washed with saturatedsodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give the desired product (1.03 g, yield: 100%)as a colorless oil.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 10.20 (1H, s), 7.61 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.58 (1H, d,J=8.8 Hz), 5.33 (2H, s), 3.52 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 246, 248 (MH+)

Reference Example 21(3)6-bromo-2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)-3-(methoxymethoxy)pyridine

To a methanol (16 mL) solution of the product (1.03 g) of ReferenceExample 21(2), a 40% aqueous glyoxal solution (0.96 mL) was added, and28% aqueous ammonia (2.32 mL) was slowly added dropwise thereto underice-cooling. After stirring at room temperature for 4 hours, thereaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtainedresidue was purified by basic silica gel chromatography(chloroform:methanol) to give the desired product (0.91 g, yield: 77%)as a light-yellowish-brown solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 10.46 (1H, brs), 7.53 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.35 (1H, d,J=8.8 Hz), 7.33 (1H, brs), 7.17 (1H, brs), 5.39 (2H, s), 3.54 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 284, 286 (MH+)

Reference Example 21(4)9-bromo-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazine

Trifluoroacetic acid (6.0 mL) was added dropwise under ice-cooling to achloroform (12 mL) solution of the product (0.91 g) of Reference Example21(3). After stirring at room temperature for 14 hours, the reactionmixture was azeotroped with toluene-chloroform, and concentrated underreduced pressure. DMF (20 mL), potassium carbonate (2.22 g), anddiiodomethane (0.52 mL) were added to the obtained residue, and themixture was stirred at 80° C. for one and a half hours. Furthermore,potassium carbonate (0.22 g) and diiodomethane (0.052 mL) were addedthereto, and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 30 minutes. Thereaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with water andchloroform, and filtered with Celite. The obtained filtrate wasextracted with a 10% methanol-chloroform solution. The combined organiclayer was washed with saturated sodium chloride, dried over anhydroussodium sulfate, azeotroped with toluene, and concentrated under reducedpressure. The obtained residue was purified by basic silica gelchromatography (chloroform:methanol) to give the desired product (0.67g, yield: 82%) as a light-brown solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.38 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.34 (1H, d, J=1.2 Hz), 7.24(1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 6.99 (1H, d, J=1.2 Hz), 5.89 (2H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 252, 254 (MH+)

Reference Example 22 Reference Example 22(1)3-bromo-10-fluoro-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine

A chloroform (7.0 mL) solution of the product (349 mg) obtained inReference Example 1 was cooled to 0° C. N-bromosuccinimide (343 mg) wasadded thereto, and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour. Thereaction mixture was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethylacetate) to give the desired product (360 mg, yield: 73%) as a colorlesssolid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.32-7.26 (1H, m), 7.25 (1H, s), 6.99-6.91 (2H, m),5.78 (2H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 269, 271 (MH+).

Reference Example 22(2)2-bromo-10-fluoro-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine

Phenylboronic acid (349 mg) and cesium carbonate (1.55 g) were added toa solution of the product (513 mg) of Reference Example 22(1) in1,4-dioxane (10 mL) and water (1.3 mL), and the mixture was placed in anitrogen atmosphere. Pd(PPh3)4 (221 mg) was added thereto, and themixture was stirred at 100° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature, diluted with ethyl acetate, dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Theobtained residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethylacetate) to give the corresponding coupling product. The obtainedcoupling product was used for the next reaction without furtherpurification. A chloroform (5.0 mL) solution of the obtained couplingproduct was cooled to 0° C. N-bromosuccinimide (380 mg) was addedthereto, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. Thereaction mixture was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethylacetate) to give the desired product (602 mg, yield: 91%) as a colorlesssolid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.55-7.42 (5H, m), 7.32-7.27 (1H, m), 6.99-6.94 (1H,m), 6.92-6.89 (1H, m), 5.73 (2H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 345, 347 (MH+).

Reference Example 23 Reference Example 23(1)3,9-dibromo-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine

In the same manner as in Reference Example 22(1), the desired product(389 mg, yield: 98%) was obtained as a colorless solid by reacting theproduct (300 mg) of Reference Example 15.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.03 (1H, d, J=2.4 Hz), 7.41 (1H, dd, J=8.8, 2.4 Hz),7.16 (1H, s), 6.96 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 5.76 (1H, s)

ESI-MS m/z 331 (MH+)

Reference Example 23(2)9-bromo-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine

Phenylboronic acid (3.35 g) and cesium carbonate (23.3 g) were added toa solution of the product (9.44 g) of Reference Example 23(1) in1,4-dioxane (250 mL) and water (40 mL), and the mixture was placed in anitrogen atmosphere. Pd(PPh3)4 (3.30 g) was then added thereto, and themixture was stirred at room temperature for 14 hours and stirred at 50°C. for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature,diluted with ethyl acetate, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to give the desiredproduct (7.32 g, yield: 78%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.11 (1H, d, J=2.4 Hz), 7.50-7.32 (6H, m), 7.28 (1H,s), 6.95 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 5.84 (2H, s)

ESI-MS m/z 327, 329 (MH+)

Reference Example 23(3) methyl3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxylate

Diisopropylethylamine (8.0 mL) and[1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II)dichloromethane complex (1.38 g) were added to a solution of the product(5.0 g) of Reference Example 23(2) in DMF (30 mL) and methanol (30 mL),and the mixture was placed in a carbon monoxide atmosphere and thenstirred at 70° C. for 28 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to roomtemperature, diluted with a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonatesolution, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layerwas washed with saturated sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residuewas purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to givethe desired product (2.12 g, 45%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.70 (1H, d, J=2.0 Hz), 8.02 (1H, dd, J=8.5, 2.0 Hz),7.52-7.46 (2H, m), 7.44-7.36 (3H, m), 7.31 (1H, s), 7.13 (1H, d, J=8.5Hz), 5.93 (2H, s), 3.93 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 307 (MH+).

Reference Example 23(4) methyl2-bromo-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxylate

N-bromosuccinimide (754 mg) was added to a chloroform (16 mL) solutionof the product (1.0 g) of Reference Example 23(3), and the mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture wasfiltered, and the residue was washed with chloroform to give the desiredproduct (800 mg, yield: 64%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.71 (1H, d, J=2.0 Hz), 8.04 (1H, dd, J=8.5, 2.0 Hz),7.56-7.42 (5H, m), 7.12 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 5.80 (2H, s), 3.93 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 385, 387 (MH+)

Reference Example 24(2-bromo-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-9-yl)methanol

A methylene chloride (14 mL) solution of the product (550 mg) ofReference Example 23(4) was cooled to 0° C. A toluene solution (4.3 mL)of 0.99 M diisobutylaluminum hydride was added thereto, and the mixturewas stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour. A saturated Rochelle salt aqueoussolution was added to the reaction mixture, after which the mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture wasextracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer was washed withsaturated sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to give the desiredproduct (397 mg, yield: 78%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.98 (1H, d, J=2.0 Hz), 7.55-7.42 (5H, m), 7.37 (1H,dd, J=8.3, 2.2 Hz), 7.07 (1H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 5.73 (2H, s), 4.74-4.70 (2H,br m)

ESI-MS m/z 357, 359 (MH+)

Reference Example 25 Synthesis of2-bromo-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carbonitrile

In a nitrogen atmosphere, zinc cyanide (360 mg) and di-tert-butylpalladium (78.2 mg) were added to a solution of the product (500 mg) ofReference Example 23(2) in 1,4-dioxane (3.0 mL) and DMF (3.0 mL), andthe mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature, diluted with ethyl acetate, and filtered.The filtrate was sequentially washed with a saturated aqueous sodiumhydrogen carbonate solution and saturated sodium chloride, dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Theobtained residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethylacetate) to give the corresponding cyano compound. The cyano compound isused for the next reaction without further purification.N-bromosuccinimide (352 mg) was added to a chloroform (8.0 mL) solutionof the obtained cyano compound, and the mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was filtered, and theresidue was washed with chloroform to give the desired product (207 mg,yield: 36%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.26 (1H, d, J=2.0 Hz), 7.58 (1H, dd, J=8.5, 2.0 Hz),7.53-7.40 (5H, m), 7.14 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 5.80 (2H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 352, 354 (MH+).

Reference Example 262-bromo-3-phenyl-9-(1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine

5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazole(198 mg) and cesium carbonate (250 mg) were added to a solution of theproduct (100 mg) of Reference Example 23(2) in 1,4-dioxane (3.0 mL) andwater (0.5 mL), and the mixture was placed in a nitrogen atmosphere.Pd(PPh3)4 (35.4 mg) was then added thereto, and the mixture was stirredat 100° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was cooled to roomtemperature, diluted with ethyl acetate, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residuewas purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to givethe corresponding coupling product. The obtained coupling product wasused for the next reaction without further purification.N-bromosuccinimide (65.4 mg) was added to a chloroform (3.0 mL) solutionof the obtained coupling product, and the mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was purified by silica gelchromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to give the desired product (150mg, yield: 93%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.16 (1H, d, J=2.0 Hz), 7.70 (1H, dd, J=8.3, 2.2 Hz),7.57 (1H, d, J=1.7 Hz), 7.54-7.42 (5H, m), 7.15 (1H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 6.45(1H, d, J=1.7 Hz), 5.77 (2H, s), 5.45 (2H, s), 3.77-3.71 (2H, m),0.99-0.94 (2H, m), 0.00 (9H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 523, 525 (MH+).

Reference Example 272-bromo-3-phenyl-9-(1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine

4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazole(148 mg) and cesium carbonate (250 mg) were added to a solution of theproduct (100 mg) of Reference Example 23(2) in 1,4-dioxane (3.0 mL) andwater (0.5 mL), and the mixture was placed in a nitrogen atmosphere.Pd(PPh3)4 (35.4 mg) was then added thereto, and the mixture was stirredat 100° C. for 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to roomtemperature, diluted with ethyl acetate, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residuewas purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to givethe corresponding coupling product. The obtained coupling product wasused for the next reaction without further purification.N-bromosuccinimide (60.0 mg) was added to a chloroform (3.0 mL) solutionof the obtained coupling product, and the mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was purified by silica gelchromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to give the desired product (120mg, yield: 75%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.12 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 7.86-7.85 (2H, m), 7.55-7.43(6H, m), 7.09 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 5.75 (2H, s), 5.46 (2H, s), 3.64-3.58(2H, m), 0.97-0.92 (2H, m), 0.00 (9H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 525, 527 (MH+).

Reference Example 28 9-methyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazine

Methylboronic acid (17.8 mg) and cesium carbonate (162 mg) were added toa solution of the product (50 mg) of Reference Example 21(4) in1,4-dioxane (2.0 mL) and water (0.32 mL), and the mixture was placed ina nitrogen atmosphere. Pd(PPh3)4 (22.9 mg) was then added thereto, andthe mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 4 hours. Methylboronic acid (17.8mg) was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was stirred at110° C. for 2 hours. Further, methylboronic acid (17.8 mg) was addedthereto, the mixture was stirred at 110° C. for 2 hours. The reactionmixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with water, andextracted with chloroform. The combined organic layer was washed withsaturated sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to give the desiredproduct (15.2 mg, yield: 41%) as a colorless oil.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.30 (1H, d, J=1.2 Hz), 7.26 (1H, d, J=8.4 Hz), 7.08(1H, d, J=8.4 Hz), 6.97 (1H, d, J=1.2 Hz), 5.84 (2H, s), 2.60 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 188 (MH+)

Reference Example 299-methoxy-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazine

A methanol solution (0.36 mL) of 25 wt % sodium methoxide was added to amethanol (2.0 mL) solution of the product (80 mg) of Reference Example21(4), and the mixture was stirred at 110° C. for 22 hours. The reactionmixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with water andchloroform, and extracted with chloroform. The combined organic layerwas washed with saturated sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residuewas purified by preparative thin layer basic silica gel chromatography(chloroform:methanol) to give the desired product (58.4 mg, yield: 91%)as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.32 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.31-7.30 (1H, m), 6.96 (1H,d, J=0.8 Hz), 6.71 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 5.81 (2H, s), 4.05 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 204 (MH+)

Reference Examples 30 to 55

The compounds shown in Table 2 below were synthesized according to anymethod of Reference Examples 21 to 25.

TABLE 2 Reference Starting Boric Acid or Production Example MaterialBoric Acid Ester Desired Product Method 30 Reference Example 1

Reference Example 22 31 Reference Example 1

Reference Example 22 32 Reference Example 3

Reference Example 22 33 Reference Example 4

Reference Example 22 34 Reference Example 5

Reference Example 22 35 Reference Example 6

Reference Example 22 36 Reference Example 6

Reference Example 22 37 Reference Example 6

Reference Example 22 38 Reference Example 7

Reference Example 22 39 Reference Example 8

Reference Example 22 40 Reference Example 9

Reference Example 22 41 Reference Example 10

Reference Example 22 42 Reference Example 11

Reference Example 22 43 Reference Example 12

Reference Example 22 44 Reference Example 13

Reference Example 22 45 Reference Example 14

Reference Example 22 46 Reference Example 17

Reference Example 22 47 Reference Example 18

Reference Example 22 48 Reference Example 19

Reference Example 22 49 Reference Example 2

Reference Example 22 50 Reference Example 20

Reference Example 22 51 Reference Example 16

Reference Example 23 52 Reference Example 16

Reference Example 24 53 Reference Example 16

Reference Example 25 54 Reference Example 28

Reference Example 22 55 Reference Example 29

Reference Example 22

Reference Example 56 Reference Example 56(1)1-(4-bromophenyl)cyclobutanecarbonitrile

A solution of potassium hydroxide (56.5 g) and tetrabutylammoniumbromide (2.92 g) in toluene (400 mL) and water (30 mL) was warmed to 70°C. Then, 1,3-dibromopropane (39.0 g) and 2-(4-bromophenyl)acetonitrile(35.5 g) were sequentially added thereto, and the mixture was stirred at100° C. for 3 hours. After the reaction mixture was cooled to 80° C.,heptane (100 mL) was added thereto, and the mixture was further cooledto room temperature. The reaction mixture was filtered and washed withhexane, and the organic layer was separated. The obtained organic layerwas washed with saturated sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residuewas purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to givethe desired product (24.0 g, yield: 56%) as a colorless oil.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.53 (2H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.29 (2H, d, J=8.8 Hz),2.87-2.79 (2H, m), 2.63-2.54 (2H, m), 2.50-2.38 (1H, m), 2.13-2.03 (1H,m)

ESI-MS m/z 236, 238 (MH+)

Reference Example 56(2) 1-(4-bromophenyl)cyclobutanecarboxylic acid

A 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (35 mL) was added to a butanol(100 mL) solution of the product (24.0 g) of Reference Example 56(1),and the mixture was stirred at 120° C. for 14 hours. After cooling toroom temperature, water (100 mL) was added to the reaction mixture,followed by washing with ether. The ether layer was further extractedtwice with 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (50 mL). 5 Mhydrochloric acid was added to the combined aqueous layer, and the pHwas adjusted to 2, followed by extraction with ethyl acetate. Thecombined organic layer was washed with saturated sodium chloride, driedover anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure.By adding hexane to the obtained residue and conducting filtration, thedesired product (20.4 g, yield: 79%) was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.45 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.17 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz),2.88-2.79 (2H, m), 2.53-2.43 (2H, m), 2.15-2.02 (1H, m), 1.93-1.81 (1H,m)

ESI-MS m/z 255, 257 (MH+)

Reference Example 56(3) tert-butyl 1-(4-bromophenyl)cyclobutylcarbamate

Di-tert-butoxy dicarbonate (12.0 g), sodium azide (11.3 g),tetrabutylammonium bromide (2.41 g), and zinc ditriflate (181 mg) weresequentially added to a THF (150 mL) solution of the product (12.7 g) ofReference Example 56(2), and the mixture was heated under reflux for 14hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted withethyl acetate and water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combinedorganic layer was washed with saturated sodium chloride, dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Theobtained residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethylacetate) to give the desired product (14.7 g, yield: 91%) as a colorlesssolid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.45 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.30 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 5.08(1H, br s), 2.56-2.43 (4H, m), 2.16-2.04 (1H, m), 1.91-1.79 (1H, m),1.37 (9H, s)

ESI-MS m/z 326, 327 (MH+)

Reference Example 56(4) tert-butyl1-(4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutylcarbamate

Potassium acetate (2.41 g) and4,4,4′,4′,5,5,5′,5′-octamethyl-2,2′-bi(1,3,2-dioxaborolane) (6.25 g) aresequentially added to a DMF (25 mL) solution of the product (3.21 g) ofReference Example 56(3), and the mixture was placed in a nitrogenatmosphere. [1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II)dichloromethane complex (360 mg) was added thereto, and the mixture wasstirred at 80° C. for 10 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to roomtemperature, and water was added thereto, followed by extraction withethyl acetate. The combined organic layer was washed with saturatedsodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentratedunder reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to give the desired product (3.20g, yield: 87%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.79 (2H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 7.43 (2H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 5.07(1H, br s), 2.59-2.31 (4H, m), 2.14-2.03 (1H, m), 1.90-1.78 (1H, m),1.36 (9H, s), 1.34 (23H, s)

ESI-MS m/z 374 (MH+)

Reference Example 57 Reference Example 57(1)cis-1-(4-bromophenyl)-3-hydroxycyclobutanecarboxylic acid

A THF (100 mL) solution of 4-bromophenylacetic acid (107.8 g) was addeddropwise to a tetrahydrofuran solution (560 mL) of 2M isopropylmagnesiumchloride with stirring under ice-cooling, and the mixture was warmed toroom temperature and stirred for 1 hour. Epichlorohydrin (73 mL) wasadded dropwise at room temperature to the resulting suspension, and themixture was warmed to 26° C. by the reaction heat, cooled, and stirredfor 3 hours while maintaining the temperature. A THF solution (560 mL)of 2 M isopropylmagnesium chloride was added dropwise to the obtaineddark-brown reaction mixture at room temperature, and the mixture wasstirred overnight on a water bath. 2 M hydrochloric acid (900 mL) wascarefully added to the reaction mixture under ice-cooling, and extractedwith ethyl acetate. The obtained organic layer was washed with 1 Mhydrochloric acid, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentratedunder reduced pressure. The obtained residue is suspended in ethylacetate, and the solid was collected by filtration, followed by washingwith ethyl acetate and drying under reduced pressure, to give thedesired product (91.46 g, yield: 68%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CD₃OD) δ: 7.49 (2H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.34 (2H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 4.01(1H, quintet, J=7.3 Hz), 2.88-2.80 (2H, m), 2.69-2.61 (2H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 269 and 271 (MH−)

Reference Example 57(2) methylcis-1-(4-bromophenyl)-3-hydroxycyclobutanecarboxylate

The product (116.0 g) of Reference Example 57(1) was dissolved inmethanol (500 mL). Concentrated sulfuric acid (3.5 mL) was added theretoat room temperature, and the mixture was heated under reflux overnight.The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to reducemethanol, diluted with water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. Thecombined organic layer was washed with 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxidesolution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated underreduced pressure to give the desired product (112.5 g, yield: 99%) as alight-yellow solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.47 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.22 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 4.19(1H, m), 3.64 (3H, s), 2.93-2.85 (2H, m), 2.76-2.69 (2H, m), 2.21 (1H,d, J=6.3 Hz).

Reference Example 57(3) methyl1-(4-bromophenyl)-3-oxocyclobutylcarboxylate

The product (112.5 g) of Reference Example 57(2) was dissolved inchloroform (500 mL), and N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (63.3 g) andpowdered molecular sieves 4 A (120 g) were added thereto. The mixturewas ice-cooled, tetra-n-propylammonium perruthenate (2.76 g) was addedthereto, and the mixture was stirred for 24 hours while warming to roomtemperature. The reaction mixture was diluted with hexane, adsorbed ontosilica gel, and eluted with a mixed solvent of hexane:ethyl acetate(3:1), and the eluate was concentrated under reduced pressure. Theobtained light-yellow solid was suspended in hexane, and the solid wascollected by filtration, followed by washing with hexane and dryingunder reduced pressure to give the desired product (83.4 g, yield: 69%)as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.52 (2H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.24 (2H, d, J=8.8 Hz),3.95-3.87 (2H, m), 3.71 (3H, s), 3.57-3.49 (2H, m)

Reference Example 57(4)trans-3-amino-3-(4-bromophenyl)-1-cyclopropylcyclobutanol

A toluene (200 mL) solution of the product (18.57 g) of ReferenceExample 57(3) was cooled to −40° C., and a THF solution (310 ml) of 0.7M cyclopropylmagnesium bromide was added dropwise thereto. Afterstirring at −40° C. for 15 minutes and stirring at 0° C. for 3 hours,ice, followed by a saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution, werecarefully added to the reaction mixture and extracted with ethylacetate. The combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residuewas dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (100 mL), and 1 M aqueous sodium hydroxidesolution (150 mL) was added thereto at room temperature, followed bystirring overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure, and 1,4-dioxane was removed. The aqueous layer was washed withtoluene. The obtained aqueous solution was acidified with 2 Mhydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organiclayer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated underreduced pressure. The obtained residue was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (215mL), and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (7.60 mL) and diphenylphosphorylazide (8.77 mL) were added thereto at room temperature. The mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 4 hours and then at 63° C. for 4 hours,and cooled to room temperature. The obtained reaction mixture was addeddropwise to vigorously stirred 0.5 M hydrochloric acid (1000 mL) andstirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was washedwith ethyl acetate, and the obtained aqueous solution was basified with2 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. After dissolving sodium chlorideto saturation, extraction with chloroform was performed. The combinedorganic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give the desired product (5.52 g, yield: 30%)as a light-yellow oil.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.46 (2H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.34 (2H, d, J=8.8 Hz),2.60-2.54 (2H, m), 2.31-2.26 (2H, m), 1.36-1.29 (1H, m), 0.61-0.55 (2H,m), 0.47-0.42 (2H, m)

ESI-MS m/z 282 and 284 (MH+)

Reference Example 57(5)2-(trans-1-(4-bromophenyl)-3-cyclopropyl-3-hydroxycyclobutyl)isoindoline-1,3-dione

Triethylamine (0.52 mL) and N-ethoxycarbonylphthalimide (683 mg) wasadded to a chloroform (15.6 mL) solution of the product (882 mg) ofReference Example 57 (4), and the mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 38hours. The reaction mixture was cooled, diluted with water, andextracted with chloroform. The organic layer was dried over anhydroussodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtainedresidue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate)to give the desired product (1.18 g, yield: 92%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.77-7.73 (2H, m), 7.70-7.66 (2H, m), 7.60-7.56 (2H,m), 7.47-7.43 (2H, m), 3.11-2.99 (4H, m), 1.49 (1H, s), 1.16-1.12 (1H,m), 0.51-0.45 (2H, m), 0.32-0.27 (2H, m)

Reference Example 57(6)2-(trans-3-cyclopropyl-3-hydroxy-1-(4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutyl)isoindoline-1,3-dione

4,4,4′,4′,5,5,5′,5′-octamethyl-2,2′-bi(1,3,2-dioxaborolane) (1.14 g),potassium acetate (883 mg), and(1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene)dichloropalladium(II)dichloromethane complex (245 mg) were added to a 1,4-dioxane (15 mL)solution of the product (1.26 g) of Reference Example 57(5), and themixture was stirred in a nitrogen atmosphere at 80° C. for 16 hours. Thereaction mixture was cooled, diluted with water, and extracted withethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfateand concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue waspurified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) andconcentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained solid was washed withethyl acetate-hexane to give the desired product (1.12 g, yield: 81%) asa colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.81-7.63 (8H, m), 3.14-3.05 (4H, m), 1.49 (1H, s),1.32 (12H, s), 1.16-1.10 (1H, m), 0.50-0.44 (2H, m), 0.33-0.28 (2H, m).

Reference Example 58 Reference Example 58(1)trans-1-(4-bromophenyl)-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutanecarboxylic acid

A THF (210 mL) solution of the product (11.62 g) of Reference Example57(3) was cooled to −40° C., and a THF solution (48 ml) of 3 Mmethylmagnesium chloride was added dropwise. After stirring at −40° C.for 15 minutes and at 0° C. for 2 hours, ice, followed by a saturatedaqueous ammonium chloride solution, were carefully added to the reactionmixture and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer wasdried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reducedpressure. The obtained residue was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (60 mL), and1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (62 mL) was added thereto at roomtemperature, followed by stirring overnight. The obtained reactionmixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to remove 1,4-dioxaneand poured into 0.5 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, and the aqueouslayer was washed with ethyl acetate. The obtained basic aqueous solutionwas acidified with 2 M hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethylacetate. The combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residuewas crystallized from a mixed solvent of chloroform:hexane to give thedesired product (5.92 g, yield: 51%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.45 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.17 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz),3.09-3.04 (2H, m), 2.62-2.56 (2H, m), 1.43 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 283 and 285 (MH−)

Reference Example 58(2)trans-3-amino-3-(4-bromophenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol

Triethylamine (2.20 mL) and diphenylphosphoryl azide (3.40 mL) wereadded to a 1,4-dioxane (60 mL) solution of the product (4.28 g) ofReference Example 58(1), and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 2hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and added toice-cooled 1 M hydrochloric acid (60 mL), and the mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 2 hours. Water was added to the reaction mixture,and the mixture was washed with diethyl ether, basified with 5 M sodiumhydroxide solution, and extracted with chloroform. The combined organiclayer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated underreduced pressure to give the desired product (3.23 g, yield: 84%) as acolorless oil.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.49-7.43 (2H, m), 7.27-7.22 (2H, m), 2.64-2.57 (2H,m), 2.40-2.33 (2H, m), 1.64 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 256, 258 (MH+)

Reference Example 58(3) tert-butyltrans-1-(4-bromophenyl)-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutylcarbamate

Di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (3.30 g) was added to a 1,4-dioxane (63 mL)solution of the product (3.23 g) of Reference Example 58(2), and themixture was stirred at 70° C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure and recrystallized from hexane-ethylacetate to give the desired product (3.50 g, yield: 78%) as a colorlesssolid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.47-7.42 (2H, m), 7.28 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 4.96 (1H,br s), 2.77-2.47 (4H, m), 1.67 (1H, s), 1.58 (3H, s), 1.38 (9H, br s).

ESI-MS m/z 356, 358 (MH+)

Reference Example 58(4) tert-butyltrans-3-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-(4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutylcarbamate

4,4,4′,4′,5,5,5′,5′-octamethyl-2,2′-bi(1,3,2-dioxaborolane) (3.47 g) andpotassium acetate (3.09 g) were added to a DMF (42 mL) solution of theproduct (3.74 g) of Reference Example 58(3), and the mixture was placedin a nitrogen atmosphere.[1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II)dichloromethane complex (0.43 g) was added thereto, and the mixture wasstirred at 80° C. for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to roomtemperature, and water was added thereto, followed by extraction withethyl acetate. The combined organic layer was washed with saturatedsodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentratedunder reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to give the desired product (3.39g, yield: 80%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.78 (2H, d, J=8.1 Hz), 7.41 (2H, d, J=8.1 Hz), 4.95(1H, br s), 2.78-2.49 (4H, m), 1.65 (1H, s), 1.58 (3H, s), 1.37 (9H, brs), 1.34 (12H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 404 (MH+)

Reference Example 59 tert-butyltrans-3-ethyl-3-hydroxy-1-(4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutylcarbamate

The desired product was obtained as a colorless solid by reacting theproduct of Reference Example 57(3) in the same manner as in ReferenceExample 58, but using ethylmagnesium bromide in place of themethylmagnesium chloride of Reference Example 58(1).

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.78 (2H, d, J=7.8 Hz), 7.43 (2H, d, J=7.8 Hz), 4.92(1H, brs), 2.80-2.45 (4H, m), 1.83 (2H, q, J=7.2 Hz), 1.53 (1H, s),1.45-1.25 (9H, m), 1.34 (12H, s), 0.97 (3H, t, J=7.2 Hz)

ESI-MS m/z 418 (MH+)

Example 1trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(10-fluoro-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

The product (30.0 mg) of Reference Example 57(6) and cesium carbonate(35.4 mg) were added to a solution of the product (15.0 mg) of ReferenceExample 22(2) in 1,4-dioxane (1.0 mL) and water (0.13 mL), and themixture was placed in a nitrogen atmosphere. Pd(PPh3)4 (5.0 mg) was thenadded thereto, and the mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 2 hours. Thereaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with ethylacetate, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated underreduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to give the corresponding couplingproduct. The obtained coupling product was used for the next reactionwithout further purification. Hydrazine monohydrate (0.5 mL) was addedto an ethanol (2.0 mL) solution of the obtained coupling product, andthe mixture was stirred at 110° C. for 20 minutes using a microwavereactor. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, dilutedwith saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate, and extracted with chloroform.The combined organic layer was washed with saturated sodium chloride,dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reducedpressure. The obtained residue was purified by preparativereversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (0.1%trifluoroacetic acid, acetonitrile/water) and concentrated under reducedpressure. Subsequently, desalting treatment was carried out using BondElut (registered trademark) (methanol) manufactured by Varian, Inc. togive the title compound (16.8 mg, yield: 83%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.60 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.48 (1H, dd, J=5.0, 3.0 Hz),7.38-7.32 (3H, m), 7.28-7.23 (1H, m), 7.08 (1H, dd, J=5.0, 1.3 Hz),6.99-6.93 (1H, m), 6.92-6.88 (1H, m), 5.69 (2H, s), 2.64-2.58 (2H, m),2.33-2.27 (2H, m), 1.34 (1H, tt, J=8.3, 5.4 Hz), 0.59-0.53 (2H, m),0.48-0.43 (2H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 468 (MH+)

Example 2trans-3-amino-3-(4-(10-fluoro-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol

The product (28.3 mg) of Reference Example 58(4) and cesium carbonate(35.4 mg) were added to a solution of the product (15.0 mg) of ReferenceExample 22(2) in 1,4-dioxane (1.0 mL) and water (0.13 mL), and themixture was placed in a nitrogen atmosphere. Pd(PPh3)4 (5.0 mg) was thenadded thereto, and the mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 2 hours. Thereaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with ethylacetate, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated underreduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to give the corresponding couplingproduct. The obtained coupling product was used for the next reactionwithout further purification. Trifluoroacetic acid (0.5 mL) was added toa chloroform (1.0 mL) solution of the obtained coupling product, and themixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixturewas concentrated under reduced pressure, and the obtained residue waspurified by preparative reversed-phase high-performance liquidchromatography (0.1% trifluoroacetic acid, acetonitrile/water) andconcentrated under reduced pressure. Subsequently, desalting treatmentwas carried out using Bond Elut (registered trademark) (methanol)manufactured by Varian, Inc. to give the title compound (15.2 mg, yield:79%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.57-7.53 (2H, m), 7.50-7.42 (3H, m), 7.38-7.33 (2H,m), 7.28-7.20 (3H, m), 6.99-6.93 (1H, m), 6.91-6.87 (1H, m), 5.65 (2H,s), 2.63-2.58 (2H, m), 2.39-2.32 (2H, m), 1.62 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 442 (MH+)

Example 31-(4-(10-fluoro-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanamine

Using the product of Reference Example 22(2) and in the same manner asin Example 2, but using the product of Reference Example 56(4) in placeof the product of Reference Example 58(4), the title compound wasobtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.57 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.51-7.44 (3H, m), 7.39-7.35(2H, m), 7.30-7.22 (3H, m), 7.00-6.94 (1H, m), 6.92-6.88 (1H, m), 5.66(2H, s), 2.57-2.48 (2H, m), 2.17-1.99 (3H, m), 1.78-1.69 (1H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 412 (MH+)

Example 4trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(10-fluoro-3-(thiophen-3-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 30 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.60 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.48 (1H, dd, J=5.0, 3.0 Hz),7.38-7.32 (3H, m), 7.28-7.23 (1H, m), 7.08 (1H, dd, J=5.0, 1.3 Hz),6.99-6.93 (1H, m), 6.92-6.88 (1H, m), 5.69 (2H, s), 2.64-2.58 (2H, m),2.33-2.27 (2H, m), 1.34 (1H, tt, J=8.3, 5.4 Hz), 0.59-0.53 (2H, m),0.48-0.43 (2H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 474 (MH+)

Example 5trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(10-fluoro-3-(pyridin-4-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 31 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.71 (2H, d, J=6.1 Hz), 7.53 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.37(2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.33-7.24 (3H, m), 7.01-6.91 (2H, m), 5.74 (2H, s),2.64-2.58 (2H, m), 2.34-2.28 (2H, m), 1.35 (1H, tt, J=8.3, 5.4 Hz),0.60-0.54 (2H, m), 0.49-0.44 (2H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 469 (MH+)

Example 6trans-3-amino-3-(4-(10-fluoro-3-(thiophen-3-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 30 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.59 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.48 (1H, dd, J=4.9, 2.9 Hz),7.33 (1H, dd, J=3.0, 1.3 Hz), 7.29-7.23 (3H, m), 7.08 (1H, dd, J=4.9,1.3 Hz), 6.99-6.93 (1H, m), 6.92-6.88 (1H, m), 5.69 (2H, s), 2.66-2.60(2H, m), 2.41-2.34 (2H, m), 1.64 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 448 (MH+)

Example 7trans-3-amino-3-(4-(10-fluoro-3-(pyridin-4-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 31 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.68 (2H, d, J=5.9 Hz), 7.51 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz),7.32-7.22 (5H, m), 7.00-6.90 (2H, m), 5.73 (2H, s), 2.66-2.60 (3H, m),2.41-2.35 (2H, m), 1.64 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 443 (MH+)

Example 8trans-3-amino-3-(4-(9-fluoro-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 32 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.80-7.76 (1H, m), 7.55-7.43 (5H, m), 7.37-7.33 (2H,m), 7.25-7.21 (2H, m), 7.05-6.96 (2H, m), 5.65 (2H, s), 2.64-2.58 (2H,m), 2.38-2.32 (2H, m), 1.62 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 443 (MH+)

Example 9trans-3-amino-3-(4-(8-fluoro-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 33 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.07 (1H, dd, J=8.5, 6.1 Hz), 7.55-7.33 (7H, m), 7.24(2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 6.92 (1H, td, J=8.7, 2.4 Hz), 6.84-6.79 (1H, m), 5.68(2H, s), 2.65-2.59 (2H, m), 2.39-2.34 (2H, m), 1.63 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 443 (MH+)

Example 10trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(7-fluoro-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 34 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.88-7.85 (1H, m), 7.55 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.51-7.45(3H, m), 7.38-7.32 (4H, m), 7.15-7.10 (2H, m), 5.73 (2H, s), 2.63-2.57(2H, m), 2.32-2.27 (2H, m), 1.34 (1H, tt, J=8.3, 5.4 Hz), 0.59-0.53 (2H,m), 0.48-0.43 (2H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 468 (MH+)

Example 11trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 35 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.09 (1H, dd, J=7.7, 1.6 Hz), 7.58-7.29 (10H, m),7.21-7.16 (1H, m), 7.07 (1H, dd, J=8.0, 1.0 Hz), 5.67 (2H, s), 2.62-2.56(2H, m), 2.31-2.25 (2H, m), 1.33 (1H, tt, J=8.3, 5.4 Hz), 0.58-0.52 (2H,m), 0.42-0.47 (2H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 450 (MH+)

Example 12trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 35 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.09 (1H, dd, J=7.7, 1.6 Hz), 7.56-7.43 (5H, m),7.37-7.29 (3H, m), 7.25-7.16 (3H, m), 7.06 (1H, dd, J=8.3, 1.0 Hz), 5.67(2H, s), 2.64-2.58 (2H, m), 2.38-2.32 (2H, m), 1.62 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 424 (MH+)

Example 131-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanamine

Using the product of Reference Example 35 and in the same manner as inExample 2, but using the product of Reference Example 56(4) in place ofthe product of Reference Example 58(4), the title compound was obtainedas a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.09 (1H, dd, J=7.7, 1.6 Hz), 7.55 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz),7.50-7.43 (3H, m), 7.39-7.27 (5H, m), 7.22-7.17 (1H, m), 7.07 (1H, dd,J=8.0, 1.0 Hz), 5.68 (2H, s), 2.58-2.49 (2H, m), 2.19-2.00 (3H, m),1.79-1.71 (1H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 394 (MH+)

Example 141-(4-(3-(thiophen-3-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanamine

Using the product of Reference Example 36 and in the same manner as inExample 2, but using the product of Reference Example 56(4) in place ofthe product of Reference Example 58(4), the title compound was obtainedas a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.07 (1H, dd, J=8.0, 1.6 Hz), 7.59-7.57 (2H, m), 7.47(1H, dd, J=4.8, 2.8 Hz), 7.34-7.30 (4H, m), 7.21 (1H, ddd, J=7.6, 7.6,1.2 Hz), 7.10-7.06 (2H, m), 5.71 (2H, s), 2.58-2.51 (2H, m), 2.17-2.03(3H, m), 1.79-1.70 (1H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 400 (MH+)

Example 151-(4-(3-(pyridin-4-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanamine

Using the product of Reference Example 37 and in the same manner as inExample 2, but using the product of Reference Example 56(4) in place ofthe product of Reference Example 58(4), the title compound was obtainedas a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.69 (2H, dd, J=4.4, 1.6 Hz), 8.09 (1H, dd, J=7.6, 1.6Hz), 7.52 (2H, d, J=7.6 Hz), 7.38-7.34 (3H, m), 7.27-7.26 (2H, m), 7.21(1H, ddd, J=7.6, 7.6, 1.2 Hz), 7.10 (1H, dd, J=7.6, 1.2 Hz), 5.76 (2H,s), 2.58-2.52 (2H, m), 2.19-2.02 (3H, m), 1.79-1.70 (1H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 395 (MH+)

Example 16trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(10-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 36 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.59 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.49-7.43 (3H, m), 7.38-7.35(2H, m), 7.32-7.23 (3H, m), 6.77 (1H, dd, J=8.5, 0.7 Hz), 6.72 (1H, dd,J=8.0, 0.7 Hz), 5.58 (2H, s), 4.06 (3H, s), 2.62-2.56 (2H, m), 2.31-2.25(2H, m), 1.33 (1H, tt, J=8.3, 5.4 Hz), 0.58-0.42 (4H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 480 (MH+)

Example 17trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(9-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 39 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.61-7.53 (3H, m), 7.50-7.41 (3H, m), 7.39-7.31 (4H,m), 7.00 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 6.68 (1H, dd, J=9.0, 2.9 Hz), 5.63 (2H, s),3.89 (3H, s), 2.64-2.57 (2H, m), 2.33-2.26 (2H, m), 1.38-1.29 (1H, m),0.60-0.42 (4H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 480 (MH+)

Example 18trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(8-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 40 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.00 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.54 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz),7.49-7.40 (3H, m), 7.38-7.30 (4H, m), 6.76 (1H, dd, J=8.7, 2.3 Hz), 6.62(1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 5.64 (2H, s), 3.85 (3H, s), 2.63-2.57 (2H, m),2.32-2.26 (2H, m), 1.38-1.28 (1H, m), 0.59-0.42 (4H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 480 (MH+)

Example 19trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(7-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 41 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.71 (1H, dd, J=7.8, 1.0 Hz), 7.55 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz),7.50-7.41 (3H, m), 7.38-7.30 (4H, m), 7.18-7.11 (1H, m), 6.95 (1H, dd,J=8.3, 1.2 Hz), 5.71 (2H, s), 3.93 (3H, s), 2.63-2.57 (2H, m), 2.32-2.26(2H, m), 1.38-1.29 (1H, m), 0.59-0.42 (4H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 480 (MH+)

Example 20trans-3-amino-3-(4-(9-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 39 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.59 (1H, d, J=2.9 Hz), 7.53 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz),7.49-7.42 (3H, m), 7.37-7.32 (2H, m), 7.25 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 6.99 (1H,d, J=9.0 Hz), 6.87 (1H, dd, J=9.0, 2.9 Hz), 5.62 (2H, s), 3.88 (3H, s),2.65-2.59 (2H, m), 2.41-2.35 (2H, m), 1.62 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 454 (MH+)

Example 21trans-3-amino-3-(4-(8-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 40 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.00 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.52 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz),7.48-7.40 (3H, m), 7.36-7.32 (2H, m), 7.24 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 6.76 (1H,dd, J=8.5, 2.4 Hz), 6.61 (1H, d, J=2.4 Hz), 5.63 (2H, s), 3.84 (3H, s),2.64-2.58 (2H, m), 2.39-2.33 (2H, m), 1.62 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 454 (MH+)

Example 22trans-3-amino-3-(4-(10-chloro-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-cyclopropylcyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 42 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.60 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.51-7.44 (3H, m), 7.39-7.30(4H, m), 7.27-7.18 (2H, m), 7.00 (1H, dd, J=7.9, 1.3 Hz), 5.62 (2H, s),2.63-2.57 (2H, m), 2.33-2.27 (2H, m), 1.33 (1H, tt, J=8.5, 5.6 Hz),0.58-0.52 (2H, m), 0.47-0.42 (2H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 484 (MH+)

Example 23trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(10-ethoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 43 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.60 (2H, d, J=8.4 Hz), 7.50-7.41 (3H, m), 7.39-7.35(2H, m), 7.30 (2H, d, J=8.4 Hz), 7.22 (1H, dd, J=8.4, 8.2 Hz), 6.75 (1H,d, J=8.4 Hz), 6.70 (1H, d, J=8.2 Hz), 5.55 (2H, s), 4.28 (2H, q, J=7.0Hz), 2.62-2.56 (2H, m), 2.32-2.26 (2H, m), 1.63 (3H, t, J=7.0 Hz),1.37-1.28 (1H, m), 0.57-0.42 (4H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 494 (MH+)

Example 24trans-3-amino-3-(4-(10-ethoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 43 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.60 (2H, d, J=8.6 Hz), 7.50-7.42 (3H, m), 7.39-7.35(2H, m), 7.25-7.19 (3H, m), 6.76 (1H, dd, J=8.4, 0.8 Hz), 6.70 (1H, dd,J=8.2, 0.8 Hz), 5.55 (2H, s), 4.28 (2H, d, J=7.0 Hz), 2.64-2.59 (2H, m),2.38-2.32 (2H, m), 1.63 (3H, t, J=7.0 Hz), 1.62 (3H, s)

ESI-MS m/z 468 (MH+)

Example 25trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(8,10-dimethoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 44 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.56-7.52 (2H, m), 7.46-7.41 (3H, m), 7.35-7.24 (4H,m), 6.32 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 6.27 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 5.56 (2H, s), 3.98(3H, s), 3.84 (3H, s), 2.64-2.56 (2H, m), 2.38-2.30 (2H, m), 1.35-1.25(1H, m), 0.55-0.49 (2H, m), 0.46-0.40 (2H, m)

ESI-MS m/z 510 (MH+)

Example 26trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(7-methyl-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 45 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.93 (1H, d, J=6.6 Hz), 7.56 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz),7.49-7.42 (3H, m), 7.39-7.35 (2H, m), 7.33 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.19-7.16(1H, m), 7.11-7.06 (1H, m), 5.69 (2H, s), 2.62-2.57 (2H, m), 2.32-2.27(2H, m), 1.34 (1H, tt, J=8.0, 5.4 Hz), 0.59-0.53 (2H, m), 0.48-0.43 (2H,m)

ESI-MS m/z 464 (MH+)

Example 27trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 46 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.49 (1H, dd, J=4.8, 1.6 Hz), 7.68 (2H, d, J=8.0 Hz),7.52-7.48 (3H, m), 7.41-7.38 (3H, m), 7.30 (2H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 7.25 (1H,dd, J=8.0, 4.8 Hz), 5.71 (2H, s), 2.62-2.58 (2H, m), 2.31-2.28 (2H, m),1.38-1.31 (1H, m), 0.58-0.53 (2H, m), 0.47-0.44 (2H, m)

ESI-MS m/z 451 (MH+)

Example 28trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 46 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.49 (1H, dd, J=4.8, 1.6 Hz), 7.67 (2H, d, J=8.0 Hz),7.52-7.48 (3H, m), 7.42-7.37 (3H, m), 7.26-7.20 (3H, m), 5.71 (2H, s),2.63-2.60 (2H, m), 2.38-2.34 (2H, m), 1.64 (3H, s)

ESI-MS m/z 425 (MH+)

Example 291-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanamine

Using the product of Reference Example 46 and in the same manner as inExample 2, but using the product of Reference Example 56(4) in place ofthe product of Reference Example 58(4), the title compound was obtainedas a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.49 (1H, dd, J=4.8, 1.3 Hz), 7.67 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz),7.52-7.47 (3H, m), 7.43-7.36 (3H, m), 7.28-7.22 (3H, m), 5.71 (2H, s),2.57-2.49 (2H, m), 2.16-2.00 (3H, m), 1.79-1.69 (1H, m)

ESI-MS m/z 395 (MH+)

Example 30trans-3-amino-1-ethyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 46 and in the same manner as inExample 2, but using the product of Reference Example 59 in place of theproduct of Reference Example 58(4), the title compound was obtained as acolorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.49 (1H, dd, J=4.4, 1.6 Hz), 7.67 (2H, d, J=8.0 Hz),7.52-7.48 (3H, m), 7.41-7.36 (3H, m), 7.29-7.21 (3H, m), 5.71 (2H, s),2.57-2.54 (2H, m), 2.37-2.34 (2H, m), 1.91 (2H, q, J=7.2 Hz), 0.97 (3H,t, J=7.2 Hz)

ESI-MS m/z 439 (MH+)

Example 31trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 47 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.49 (1H, dd, J=4.8, 1.6 Hz), 7.68 (2H, d, J=8.0 Hz),7.52-7.48 (3H, m), 7.41-7.38 (3H, m), 7.30 (2H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 7.25 (1H,dd, J=8.0, 4.8 Hz), 5.71 (2H, s), 2.62-2.58 (2H, m), 2.31-2.28 (2H, m),1.38-1.31 (1H, m), 0.58-0.53 (2H, m), 0.47-0.44 (2H, m)

ESI-MS m/z 451 (MH+)

Example 32trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,4-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 47 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 9.26 (1H, s), 8.49 (1H, d, J=5.6 Hz) 7.58-7.44 (5H,m), 7.40-7.33 (2H, m), 7.29-7.22 (2H, m), 6.99 (1H, d, J=5.6 Hz), 5.76(2H, s), 2.66-2.58 (2H, m), 2.40-2.33 (2H, m), 1.64 (3H, s), 1.61 (3H,brs).

ESI-MS m/z 425 (MH+)

Example 331-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,4-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanamine

Using the product of Reference Example 47 and in the same manner as inExample 2, but using the product of Reference Example 56(4) in place ofthe product of Reference Example 58(4), the title compound was obtainedas a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 9.27 (1H, s), 8.50 (1H, d, J=5.6 Hz), 7.58 (5H, m),7.40-7.25 (4H, m), 7.00 (1H, d, J=5.6 Hz), 5.76 (2H, s), 2.59-2.48 (2H,m), 2.20-1.98 (3H, m), 1.82-1.69 (1H, m)

ESI-MS m/z 395 (MH+)

Example 34trans-3-amino-1-ethyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,4-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 47 and in the same manner as inExample 2, but using the product of Reference Example 59 in place of theproduct of Reference Example 58(4), the title compound was obtained as acolorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 9.27 (1H, s), 8.49 (1H, d, J=5.6 Hz), 7.59-7.44 (5H,m), 7.40-7.34 (2H, m), 7.29 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.00 (1H, d, J=5.6 Hz),5.76 (2H, s), 2.60-2.53 (2H, m), 2.40-2.33 (2H, m), 1.90 (2H, q, J=7.3Hz), 1.62 (3H, br s), 0.97 (3H, t, J=7.3 Hz)

ESI-MS m/z 439 (MH+)

Example 35trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[4,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 48 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 9.26 (1H, s), 8.49 (1H, d, J=5.6 Hz), 7.59-7.43 (5H,m), 7.40-7.32 (4H, m), 6.99 (1H, d, J=5.6 Hz), 5.76 (2H, s), 2.63-2.57(2H, m), 2.33-2.26 (2H, m), 1.61 (3H, br s), 1.34 (1H, tt, J=8.3, 5.4Hz), 0.61-0.41 (4H, m)

ESI-MS m/z 451 (MH+)

Example 36trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[4,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 48 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.45-8.45 (1H, m), 8.42 (1H, dd, J=4.9, 1.0 Hz), 7.91(1H, dd, J=4.9, 0.7 Hz), 7.54-7.47 (5H, m), 7.38-7.34 (2H, m), 7.27-7.23(2H, m), 5.74 (2H, s), 2.64-2.59 (2H, m), 2.39-2.32 (2H, m), 1.63 (3H,s)

ESI-MS m/z 425 (MH+)

Example 371-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[4,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanamine

Using the product of Reference Example 48 and in the same manner as inExample 2, but using the product of Reference Example 56(4) in place ofthe product of Reference Example 58(4), the title compound was obtainedas a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.47 (1H, d, J=0.6 Hz), 8.45 (1H, d, J=5.1 Hz), 7.92(1H, dd, J=5.1, 0.6 Hz), 7.56-7.47 (5H, m), 7.40-7.36 (2H, m), 7.31 (2H,d, J=8.5 Hz), 5.75 (2H, s), 2.57-2.49 (2H, m), 2.18-2.00 (3H, m),1.79-1.70 (1H, m)

ESI-MS m/z 395 (MH+)

Example 38trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,2-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 49 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.40 (1H, dd, J=7.6, 2.0 Hz), 8.26 (1H, dd, J=5.0, 2.0Hz), 7.56-7.45 (5H, m), 7.39-7.32 (4H, m), 7.20 (1H, dd, J=7.6, 5.0 Hz),5.85 (2H, s), 2.63-2.57 (2H, m), 2.32-2.26 (2H, m), 1.33 (1H, tt, J=8.3,5.4 Hz), 0.59-0.53 (2H, m), 0.48-0.42 (2H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 451 (MH+)

Example 39trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,2-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 49 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (DMSO-D₆) δ: 8.30 (1H, dd, J=7.3, 2.0 Hz), 8.26 (1H, dd, J=4.9,2.0 Hz), 7.56-7.49 (3H, m), 7.45-7.39 (4H, m), 7.33-7.28 (3H, m), 5.96(2H, s), 4.74 (1H, s), 2.39-2.33 (2H, m), 2.18-2.13 (2H, m), 1.48 (3H,s)

ESI-MS m/z 425 (MH+)

Example 401-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,2-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanamine

Using the product of Reference Example 49 and in the same manner as inExample 2, but using the product of Reference Example 56(4) in place ofthe product of Reference Example 58(4), the title compound was obtainedas a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.41 (1H, dd, J=7.6, 2.0 Hz), 8.27 (1H, dd, J=4.9, 2.0Hz), 7.55-7.45 (5H, m), 7.40-7.36 (2H, m), 7.33-7.29 (2H, m), 7.20 (1H,dd, J=7.6, 4.9 Hz), 5.86 (2H, s), 2.58-2.48 (2H, m), 2.18-1.99 (4H, m),1.79-1.69 (1H, m)

ESI-MS m/z 395 (MH+)

Example 41trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrazino[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 50 and in the same manner as inExample 1, the title compound was obtained as a light-yellow solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.46 (1H, d, J=2.8 Hz), 8.19 (1H, d, J=2.8 Hz), 7.65(2H, d, J=8.4 Hz), 7.53-7.50 (3H, m), 7.42-7.40 (2H, m), 7.32 (2H, d,J=8.4 Hz), 5.92 (2H, s), 2.62-2.58 (2H, m), 2.31-2.28 (2H, m), 1.38-1.30(1H, m), 0.58-0.54 (2H, m), 0.47-0.43 (2H, m).

ESI-MS m/z 452 (MH+)

Example 42trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrazo[3,2-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 50 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a light-yellow solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.46 (1H, d, J=2.8 Hz), 8.19 (1H, d, J=2.8 Hz), 7.64(2H, d, J=8.4 Hz), 7.54-7.52 (3H, m), 7.42-7.40 (2H, m), 7.23 (2H, d,J=8.4 Hz), 5.92 (2H, s), 2.63-2.60 (2H, m), 2.37-2.34 (2H, m), 1.64 (3H,s)

ESI-MS m/z 426 (MH+)

Example 43trans-3-amino-1-ethyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrazo[3,2-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 50 and in the same manner as inExample 2, but using the product of Reference Example 59 in place of theproduct of Reference Example 58(4), the title compound was obtained as acolorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.47 (1H, d, J=2.4 Hz), 8.20 (1H, d, J=2.4 Hz), 7.65(2H, d, J=8.4 Hz), 7.54-7.52 (3H, m), 7.43-7.40 (2H, m), 7.30-7.23 (2H,m), 5.92 (2H, s), 2.57-2.54 (2H, m), 2.37-2.34 (2H, m), 1.91 (2H, q,J=7.6 Hz), 0.97 (3H, t, J=7.6 Hz).

ESI-MS m/z 440 (MH+)

Example 44trans-3-amino-3-(4-(9-(hydroxymethyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 24 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.10 (1H, d, J=1.7 Hz), 7.56-7.44 (5H, m), 7.38-7.23(5H, m), 7.06 (1H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 5.66 (2H, s), 4.72 (2H, s), 2.65-2.60(2H, m), 2.39-2.33 (2H, m), 1.63 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 454 (MH+)

Example 45trans-3-amino-3-(4-(8-(hydroxymethyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 52 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.06 (1H, d, J=7.8 Hz), 7.54 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz),7.50-7.42 (3H, m), 7.38-7.34 (2H, m), 7.24 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.17 (1H,dd, J=7.8, 1.5 Hz), 7.10 (1H, d, J=1.5 Hz), 5.66 (2H, s), 4.72 (2H, s),3.49 (1H, s), 2.65-2.60 (2H, m), 2.39-2.33 (2H, m), 1.63 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 454 (MH+)

Example 462-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carbonitrile

Using the product of Reference Example 25 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (DMSO-D₆) δ: 8.28 (1H, d, J=2.0 Hz), 7.85 (1H, dd, J=8.5, 2.0Hz), 7.57-7.29 (10H, m), 5.94 (2H, s), 2.39-2.32 (2H, m), 2.17-2.11 (2H,m), 1.50 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 449 (MH+)

Example 472-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-8-carbonitrile

Using the product of Reference Example 53 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (DMSO-D₆) δ: 8.03 (1H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 7.72 (1H, d, J=1.5 Hz), 7.66(1H, dd, J=8.0, 1.5 Hz), 7.55-7.49 (3H, m), 7.45-7.38 (4H, m), 7.30 (2H,d, J=8.5 Hz), 5.90 (2H, s), 2.36-2.30 (2H, m), 2.15-2.10 (2H, m), 1.48(3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 449 (MH+)

Example 48trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-9-(1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 26 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.47 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 7.77 (1H, dd, J=8.5, 2.2 Hz),7.62 (1H, d, J=2.4 Hz), 7.55 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.50-7.43 (3H, m),7.39-7.35 (2H, m), 7.27-7.23 (2H, m), 7.12 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 6.70 (1H,d, J=2.2 Hz), 5.70 (2H, s), 2.66-2.60 (2H, m), 2.41-2.35 (2H, m), 1.62(3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 490 (MH+)

Example 492-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-8-carbonitrile

Using the product of Reference Example 27 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.23 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 7.94-7.93 (2H, m), 7.56 (2H,d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.50-7.44 (4H, m), 7.39-7.36 (2H, m), 7.28-7.24 (2H, m),7.09 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 5.69 (2H, s), 2.66-2.60 (2H, m), 2.40-2.34 (2H,m), 1.64 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 490 (MH+)

Example 50trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(9-methyl-3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 54 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.65 (2H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 7.52-7.48 (3H, m), 7.40-7.38(2H, m), 7.28-7.26 (1H, m), 7.21 (2H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 7.10 (1H, d, J=8.4Hz), 5.67 (2H, s), 2.65 (3H, s), 2.63-2.60 (2H, m), 2.38-2.34 (2H, m),1.64 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 439 (MH+)

Example 51trans-3-amino-3-(4-(9-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol

Using the product of Reference Example 55 and in the same manner as inExample 2, the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.60 (2H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 7.52-7.46 (3H, m), 7.38-7.36(2H, m), 7.32 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.22 (2H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 6.72 (1H, d,J=8.8 Hz), 5.65 (2H, s), 4.11 (3H, s), 2.63-2.60 (2H, m), 2.38-2.34 (2H,m), 1.64 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 455 (MH+)

Example 52 Example 52(1) methyl2-(4-(trans-1-(tert-butoxycarbonylamine)-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxylate

Tert-butyltrans-3-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-(4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutylcarbamate(125 mg) and cesium carbonate (194 mg) were added to a solution of theproduct (148 mg) of Reference Example 23(4) in 1,4-dioxane (2.4 mL) andwater (0.4 mL), and the mixture was placed in a nitrogen atmosphere.Pd(PPh3)4 (27.5 mg) was then added thereto, and the mixture was stirredat 100° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to roomtemperature, diluted with ethyl acetate, dried over anhydrous sodiumsulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residuewas purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate) to givethe desired product (191 mg, yield: 71%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.79 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 8.02 (1H, dd, J=8.5, 2.2 Hz),7.57-7.19 (7H, m), 7.11 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 6.75 (2H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 5.73(2H, s), 5.23-5.13 (1H, br m), 3.94 (4H, s), 2.79-2.60 (4H, m), 1.56(3H, s), 1.44-1.29 (9H, br m).

ESI-MS m/z 582 (MH+)

Example 52(2)2-(4-(trans-1-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxylicacid

A 2M aqueous potassium hydroxide solution (0.6 mL) was added to amethanol (2.5 mL) solution of the product (140 mg) of Example 52(1), andthe mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. A 0.5 M aqueouspotassium hydrogen sulfate solution was added to the reaction mixtureand extracted with chloroform. The combined organic layer was washedwith saturated sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the desired product (120 mg,yield: 88%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 9.14 (1H, d, J=1.8 Hz), 8.03 (1H, dd, J=8.4, 1.8 Hz),7.60 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 7.47-7.06 (7H, m), 6.71 (1H, d, J=8.4 Hz), 5.71(2H, s), 5.11-4.89 (1H, br m), 2.76-2.45 (4H, m), 1.53 (3H, s),1.45-1.24 (9H, br m).

ESI-MS m/z 568 (MH+)

Example 52(3)2-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N-methyl-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxamide

Methylamine hydrochloride (5.0 mg), triethylamine (0.025 mL), WSChydrochloride (13.5 mg), and HOBt (10.8 mg) were added to a DMF (0.5 mL)solution of the product (20 mg) of Example 52(2), and the mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 2 hours and stirred at 90° C. for 1hour. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted withwater, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer wasdried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reducedpressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel chromatography(hexane:ethyl acetate) to give the corresponding compound. The obtainedcompound was used for the next reaction without further purification.Trifluoroacetic acid (0.5 mL) was added to a chloroform (1.0 mL)solution of the obtained compound, and the mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated underreduced pressure, and the obtained residue was purified by silica gelchromatography (chloroform: methanol) to give the title compound (14.8mg, yield: 87%) as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.37 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 7.91 (1H, dd, J=8.5, 2.2 Hz),7.51-7.44 (5H, m), 7.37-7.32 (2H, m), 7.23-7.18 (2H, m), 7.11 (1H, d,J=8.5 Hz), 6.67-6.57 (1H, br m), 5.70 (2H, s), 2.99-2.94 (3H, m),2.63-2.56 (2H, m), 2.37-2.30 (2H, m), 1.62 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 481 (MH+)

Example 532-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxamide

In the same manner as in Example 52 but using 28% aqueous ammonia inplace of the methylamine hydrochloride of Example 52(3), the titlecompound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.45 (1H, d, J=2.0 Hz), 7.96 (1H, dd, J=8.5, 2.0 Hz),7.55-7.44 (5H, m), 7.39-7.34 (2H, m), 7.28-7.24 (2H, m), 7.16 (1H, d,J=8.5 Hz), 5.74 (2H, s), 2.66-2.60 (2H, m), 2.39-2.33 (2H, m), 1.63 (3H,s).

ESI-MS m/z 467 (MH+)

Example 542-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxamide

In the same manner as in Example 52, but using dimethylaminehydrochloride in place of the methylamine hydrochloride of Example52(3), the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.14 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 7.55-7.42 (6H, m), 7.38-7.34(2H, m), 7.23 (2H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.10 (1H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 5.69 (2H, s),3.16-3.02 (6H, m), 2.64-2.58 (2H, m), 2.38-2.32 (2H, m), 1.62 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 495 (MH+)

Example 552-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N-ethyl-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxamide

In the same manner as in Example 52 but using ethylamine hydrochloridein place of the methylamine hydrochloride of Example 52(3), the titlecompound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.38 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 7.93 (1H, dd, J=8.5, 2.2 Hz),7.52-7.44 (5H, m), 7.38-7.33 (2H, m), 7.25-7.21 (2H, m), 7.13 (1H, d,J=8.5 Hz), 6.60-6.50 (1H, m), 5.71 (2H, s), 3.54-3.45 (2H, m), 2.64-2.58(2H, m), 2.38-2.32 (2H, m), 1.62 (3H, s), 1.27 (3H, t, J=7.3 Hz).

ESI-MS m/z 495 (MH+)

Example 562-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N-methyl-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-8-carboxamide

In the same manner as in Example 52, but reacting the product ofReference Example 51 in place of the product of Reference Example 23(4),the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.12 (1H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 7.56-7.45 (7H, m), 7.39-7.35(2H, m), 7.28-7.23 (2H, m), 6.18-6.11 (1H, m), 5.71 (2H, s), 3.04 (3H,d, J=4.9 Hz), 2.65-2.60 (2H, m), 2.39-2.34 (2H, m), 1.64 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 481 (MH+)

Example 572-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-8-carboxamide

In the same manner as in Example 52, but using dimethylaminehydrochloride in place of the methylamine hydrochloride of Example 52(3)and also reacting the product of Reference Example 51 in place of theproduct of Reference Example 23(4), the title compound was obtained as acolorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.10 (1H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 7.56-7.44 (5H, m), 7.38-7.35(2H, m), 7.28-7.21 (3H, m), 7.16 (1H, d, J=1.5 Hz), 5.69 (2H, s), 3.13(3H, s), 3.03 (3H, s), 2.65-2.60 (2H, m), 2.40-2.35 (2H, m), 1.64 (3H,s).

ESI-MS m/z 495 (MH+)

Example 582-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-8-carboxamide

In the same manner as in Example 52, but using 2-aminoethanol in placeof the methylamine hydrochloride of Example 52(3), and also reacting theproduct of Reference Example 51 in place of the product of ReferenceExample 23(4), the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃—CD₃OD) δ: 8.09 (1H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 7.62-7.57 (2H, m),7.52-7.44 (5H, m), 7.36-7.31 (2H, m), 7.29-7.25 (2H, m), 5.70 (2H, s),3.81-3.75 (2H, m), 3.61-3.54 (2H, m), 2.69-2.64 (2H, m), 2.43-2.37 (2H,m), 1.60 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 511 (MH+)

Example 592-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N-ethoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-8-carboxamide

In the same manner as in Example 52, but using O-ethylhydroxylaminehydrochloride in place of the methylamine hydrochloride of Example52(3), and also reacting the product of Reference Example 51 in place ofthe product of Reference Example 23 (4), the title compound was obtainedas a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃—CD₃OD) δ: 8.04-8.00 (1H, m), 7.52-7.43 (7H, m), 7.33-7.23(4H, m), 5.66 (2H, s), 4.08 (2H, q, J=7.1 Hz), 2.69-2.63 (2H, m),2.42-2.35 (2H, m), 1.59 (3H, s), 1.34 (3H, t, J=7.1 Hz).

ESI-MS m/z 511 (MH+)

Example 602-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxamide

In the same manner as in Example 52, but using 2-aminoethanol in placeof the methylamine hydrochloride of Example 52(3), the title compoundwas obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃—CD₃OD) δ: 8.35 (1H, d, J=2.0 Hz), 7.99-7.94 (1H, m),7.50-7.43 (5H, m), 7.35-7.26 (4H, m), 7.15 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 5.72 (2H,s), 3.83-3.78 (2H, m), 3.63-3.58 (2H, m), 2.70-2.65 (2H, m), 2.43-2.37(2H, m), 1.60 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 511 (MH+)

Example 612-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N-ethoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxamide

In the same manner as in Example 52, but using O-ethylhydroxylaminehydrochloride in place of the methylamine hydrochloride of Example52(3), the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃—CD₃OD) δ: 8.19 (1H, d, J=2.0 Hz), 7.96 (1H, dd, J=8.8, 2.0Hz), 7.50-7.42 (5H, m), 7.35-7.27 (4H, m), 7.17 (1H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 5.72(2H, s), 4.11 (2H, q, J=7.1 Hz), 2.71-2.65 (2H, m), 2.44-2.37 (2H, m),1.61 (3H, s), 1.38 (3H, t, J=7.1 Hz).

ESI-MS m/z 511 (MH+)

Example 622-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-8-carboxamide

In the same manner as in Example 52, but using 28% aqueous ammonia inplace of the methylamine hydrochloride of Example 52(3) and alsoreacting the product of Reference Example 51 in place of the product ofReference Example 23(4), the title compound was obtained as a colorlesssolid.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.05 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 7.55-7.42 (7H, m), 7.34-7.29(2H, m), 7.22 (2H, d, J=8.3 Hz), 6.62-6.35 (1H, br m), 6.14-5.82 (1H, brm), 5.65 (2H, s), 2.64-2.58 (2H, m), 2.36-2.31 (2H, m), 1.61 (3H, s)

ESI-MS m/z 467 (MH+)

Example 632-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxylicacid hydrochloride

An ethyl acetate solution (0.5 mL) of 4M hydrochloric acid was added toan ethyl acetate (1.0 mL) solution of the product (19.5 mg) of Example52(2), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. Thereaction mixture was filtered, and the residue was washed with ethylacetate to give the title compound (6.0 mg, yield: 35%) as a colorlesssolid.

¹H-NMR (DMSO-D₆) δ: 8.69-8.59 (3H, br m), 8.58 (1H, d, J=2.2 Hz), 8.00(1H, dd, J=8.5, 2.2 Hz), 7.59-7.47 (9H, m), 7.31 (1H, d, J=8.5 Hz), 5.94(2H, s), 2.71-2.59 (4H, m), 1.42 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 468 (MH+)

Example 642-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-8-carboxylicacid hydrochloride

In the same manner as in Example 52, but using the product of ReferenceExample 51 in place of the product of Reference Example 23(4),2-(4-(trans-1-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-8-carboxylicacid was obtained. Subsequently, in the same manner as in Example 63,the title compound was obtained as a colorless solid.

¹H-NMR (DMSO-D₆) δ: 8.68-8.57 (3H, br m), 8.12 (1H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 7.82(1H, dd, J=8.0, 1.5 Hz), 7.62 (1H, d, J=1.5 Hz), 7.58-7.45 (9H, m), 5.90(2H, s), 2.69-2.58 (4H, m), 1.41 (3H, s).

ESI-MS m/z 468 (MH+)

The list of the compounds is shown in Table 3 below.

TABLE 3 I

No. A B C D R2 R3 R4 1 C—F CH CH CH

OH 2 C—F CH CH CH

Me OH 3 C—F CH CH CH

H H 4 C—F CH CH CH

OH 5 C—F CH CH CH

OH 6 C—F CH CH CH

Me OH 7 C—F CH CH CH

Me OH 8 CH C—F CH CH

Me OH 9 CH CH C—F CH

Me OH 10 CH CH CH C—F

OH 11 CH CH CH CH

OH 12 CH CH CH CH

Me OH 13 CH CH CH CH

H H 14 CH CH CH CH

H H 15 CH CH CH CH

H H 16 C—OMe CH CH CH

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In Test Examples below, Compound-I istrans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,4-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanolobtained in Example 32 above, and Compound-II istrans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[4,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanolobtained in Example 35 above.

Test Example 1 Potentiation of Antitumor Effect of Paclitaxel

Human ovarian cancer A2780 cell line was subcutaneously implanted intothe right flank of 7-week-old male BALB/cA Jcl-nu/nu mice. After theimplant, the length (mm) and the width (mm) of the tumor were measured,and the tumor volume (TV) was calculated. Thereafter, the mice weredivided into groups so that the average TV is equalized in each group.The day of grouping (n=5) is referred to as Day 0.

A test liquid for the group receiving only paclitaxel (Wako PureChemical Ind. Ltd.) was prepared by diluting paclitaxel with a diluentcontaining 10% ethyl alcohol/10% Cremophor/80% physiological saline soas to enable administration at a paclitaxel dose of 60 mg/kg/day. Testliquids for the groups receiving only Compound-I were prepared bydiluting Compound-I with 0.5% hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) so asto enable administration at a Compound-I dose of 8 mg/kg/day, 16mg/kg/day, and 24 mg/kg/day. Compound-I was administered once a day asoral administration for 14 days from Day 1, and paclitaxel wasadministered via the tail vein of each mouse at Day 1 and Day 8. Thegroup receiving only either drug was administered a vehicle of 10% ethylalcohol/10% Cremophor/80% physiological saline, or a vehicle of 0.5%HPMC, instead of paclitaxel or Compound-I. In the groups receiving thetwo drugs, Compound-I was administered at doses of 8 mg/kg/day, 16mg/kg/day, and 24 mg/kg/day, and paclitaxel was administered at a doseof 60 mg/kg/day.

As an index of antitumor effect, the TV at Day 15 was measured for eachof the drug administration groups, and the relative tumor volume (RTV)relative to Day 1 and T/C (%) were calculated by the following formulasto evaluate the antitumor effect. The effect of the combinedadministration was evaluated such that when the average RTV value of thecombined administration group was statistically significantly smallerthan the average RTV value of the single-drug administration group(Welch's Intersection-Union test), the combined administration wasdetermined to be effective. In the figure, the asterisk represents aresult having a statistically significant difference compared with thesingle-drug administration group.

FIG. 1 and Table 10 show the results.TV (mm³)=(length×width²)/2RTV=(TV at Day 15)/(TV at Day 1)T/C(%)=(average RTV value of the test liquid administrationgroup)/(average RTV value of the control group)×100

Further, as an index of toxicity, the body weight was measured overtime, and the average body weight change [BWC (%)] until Day 15 relativeto Day 1 was calculated by the following formula (n is the body weightmeasurement day, which is twice a week; the final measurement day is Day15, which is the final evaluation day).

FIG. 2 shows the results.BWC (%)=[(BW at Day n)−(BW at Day 1)]/(BW at Day 1)×100

TABLE 10 RTV Dose Schedule day 15 T/C Group (mg/kg/day) (day) Route Mean± SD (%) control(Vehicle/Vehicle) — 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 25.75 ± 8.00 100paclitaxel/Vehicle 60/— 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o.  6.96 ± 1.41 27Vehicle/compound-I —/8  1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 23.66 ± 9.16 92Vehicle/compound-I —/16 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 19.91 ± 1.41 77Vehicle/compound-I —/24 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 18.94 ± 5.52 74paclitaxel/compound-I 60/8  1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o.  1.58 ± 1.08 ‡ 6paclitaxel/compound-I 60/16 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o.  0.73 ± 0.19 ‡ 3paclitaxel/compound-I 60/24 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o.  0.57 ± 0.17 ‡ 2 ‡Intersection-Union test: p < 0.05(vs 8, 16, 24 mg/kg of Compound-I) p <0.01(xs 60 mg/kg of paclitaxel)

Test Example 2 Potentiation of Antitumor Effect of Paclitaxel

Human stomach cancer cell line (NCI-N87) was subcutaneously implantedinto the right flank of 7-week-old male BALB/cA Jcl-nu/nu mice, and wasused in the same manner as in Test Example 1.

A test liquid for the group receiving only paclitaxel (Wako PureChemical Ind. Ltd.) was prepared to enable administration at apaclitaxel dose of 60 mg/kg/day. Further, test liquids for the groupsreceiving only Compound-I were prepared to enable administration atCompound-I doses of 8 mg/kg/day, 16 mg/kg/day, and 24 mg/kg/day.Compound-I was administered once a day as oral administration for 14days from Day 1, and paclitaxel was administered via the tail vein ofeach mouse at Day 1 and Day 8. As in Test Example 1, the group receivingonly either drug was administered a vehicle, instead of paclitaxel orCompound-I. In the groups receiving the two drugs, Compound-I wasadministered at doses of 8 mg/kg/day, 16 mg/kg/day, and 24 mg/kg/day,and paclitaxel was administered at a dose of 60 mg/kg/day. Theevaluation was performed in the same manner as in Test Example 1. Theeffect of the combined administration was also statistically determinedin the same manner as in Test Example 1. In the figure and the table,the asterisk represents a result having a statistically significantdifference compared with the single-drug administration group.

FIG. 3 and Table 11 show the results.

Further, the change in the body weight over time was evaluated as anindex of toxicity in the same manner as in Test Example 1. FIG. 4 showsthe results.

TABLE 11 RTV Dose Schedule day 15 T/C Group (mg/kg/day) (day) Route Mean± SD (%) control(Vehicle/Vehicle) — 1, 8/1-14 0 3.41 ± 0.78 100paclitaxel/Vehicle 60/— 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 1.09 ± 0.40 32Vehicle/compound-I —/8  1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 2.02 ± 0.41 59Vehicle/compound-I —/16 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 1.32 ± 0.38 39Vehicle/compound-I —/24 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 0.98 ± 0.28 29paclitaxel/compound-I 60/8  1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 0.52 ± 0.06 15paclitaxel/compound-I 60/16 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 0.51 ± 0.10 ‡ 15paclitaxel/compound-I 60/24 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 0.36 ± 0.05 ‡ 10 ‡Intersection-Union test: p < 0.05(vs paclitaxel/vehicle group andvehicle/Compound-I group)

Test Example 3 Potentiation of Antitumor Effect of Carboplatin

Human ovarian cancer cell line (A2780) was subcutaneously implanted intothe right flank of 7-week-old male nude rats, and was used in the samemanner as in Test Example 1. Carboplatin was prepared by diluting aparaplatin injection (Bristol-Myers Squibb, 50 mg/5 mL) two-fold withphysiological saline to enable administration at a carboplatin dose of50 mg/kg/day. Further, the test liquid of Compound-I was prepared byadjusting its dose to 16 mg/kg/day.

Compound-I was administered once a day as oral administration for 14days from Day 1, and carboplatin was administered via the tail vein ofeach mouse at Day 1 and Day 8. The single-drug administration group wasadministered 0.5% HPMC or a physiological saline as a vehicle instead ofCompound-I or carboplatin.

In the combined administration group, Compound-I and carboplatin wereadministered at doses of 16 mg/kg/day and 50 mg/kg/day, respectively,and the evaluation was performed in the same manner as in TestExample 1. FIG. 5 and Table 12 show the results. Further, the change inthe body weight over time was evaluated as an index of toxicity in thesame manner as in Test Example 1. The effect of the combinedadministration was also statistically determined in the same manner asin Test Example 1. In the figure and the table, the asterisk representsa result having a statistically significant difference compared with thesingle-drug administration group.

FIG. 6 shows the results.

TABLE 12 RTV Dose Schedule day 15 T/C Group (mg/kg/day) (day) Route Mean± SD (%) control(Vehicle/Vehicle) — 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 25.62 ± 4.32 100Carboplatin/Vehicle 50/— 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 20.99 ± 4.57 82Vehicle/compound-I —/16 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 20.86 ± 4.84 81Carboplatin/compound-I 50/16 1, 8/1-14 i.v./p.o. 13.30 ± 1.94 ‡ 52 ‡overall mamimai p < 0.05 by closed testing procedure(Intersection-Uniontest)

Test Example 4 Potentiation of Antitumor Effect of Lapatinib

Human stomach cancer cell line (NCI-N87) was subcutaneously implantedinto the right flank of 7-week-old male BALB/cA Jcl-nu/nu mice, and wasused in the same manner as in Test Example 1. Lapatinib was prepared byadjusting its dose to 100 mg/kg/day. Further, the test liquid ofCompound-I was prepared by adjusting its dose to 16 mg/kg/day. A vehicleof 0.5% HPMC/0.1% Tween 80 and a vehicle of 0.5% HPMC were used forlapatinib and Compound-I, respectively.

In the single-drug administration group, Compound-I at a dose of 16mg/kg/day or lapatinib at a dose of 100 mg/kg/day was orallyadministered once a day for 14 days from Day 1. In the combinedadministration group, Compound-I and lapatinib were administered atdoses of 16 mg/kg/day and 100 mg/kg/day, respectively, and theevaluation was performed in the same manner as in Test Example 1. Theeffect of the combined administration was also statistically determinedin the same manner as in Test Example 1. In the figure and the table,the asterisk represents a result having a statistically significantdifference compared with the single-drug administration group. FIG. 7and Table 13 show the results. Further, the change in the body weightover time was evaluated as an index of toxicity in the same manner as inTest Example 1. FIG. 8 shows the results.

TABLE 13 RTV Dose Schedule day 15 T/C Group (mg/kg/day) (day) Route Mean± SD (%) control(Vehicle/Vehicle) — day 1-14, 1-14(q.d.) p.o. 2.71 ±0.43 — Lapatinib/Vehicle 100/— day 1-14, 1-14(q.d.) p.o. 1.37 ± 0.28 51Vehicle/compound-I  —/16 day 1-14, 1-14(q.d.) p.o. 1.14 ± 0.11 42Lapatinib/compound-I 100/16 day 1-14, 1-14(q.d.) p.o. 0.53 ± 0.06 ‡ 20 ‡overall mamimai p < 0.01 by closed testing procedure(Intersection-Uniontest)

Test Example 5 Potentiation of Antitumor Effect of Irinotecan

Human ovarian cancer cell line (A2780) was subcutaneously implanted intothe right flank of 7-week-old male BALB/cA Jcl-nu/nu mice, and was usedin the same manner as in Test Example 1. Irinotecan was prepared bydiluting Campto intravenous infusion (Yakult Co., Ltd., 100 mg/5 mL)with physiological saline to enable administration at an irinotecan doseof 75 mg/kg/day. Further, the test liquid of Compound-I was prepared byadjusting its dose to 16 mg/kg/day. Physiological saline and 0.5% HPMCwere used as vehicles of irinotecan and Compound-I, respectively.

In the single-drug administration group, Compound-I was orallyadministered once a day for 14 days from Day 1 at a dose of 16mg/kg/day, and irinotecan was administered into the tail vein of eachmouse at a dose of 75 mg/kg/day at Day 1 and Day 8. In the combinedadministration group, Compound-I and irinotecan at doses of 16 mg/kg/dayand 75 mg/kg/day, respectively, were administered, and the evaluationwas performed in the same manner as in Test Example 1. The effect of thecombined administration was also statistically determined in the samemanner as in Test Example 1. In the figure and the table, the asteriskrepresents a result having a statistically significant differencecompared with the single-drug administration group. FIG. 9 and Table 14show the results. Further, the change in the body weight over time wasevaluated as an index of toxicity in the same manner as in TestExample 1. FIG. 10 shows the results.

TABLE 14 RTV Dose Schedule day 15 T/C Group (mg/kg/day) (day) Route Mean± SD (%) control(Vehicle/Vehicle) — 1, 8/1-14 p.o. 30.29 ± 8.26 —irinotecan/Vehicle 75/— 1, 8/1-14 p.o. 11.92 ± 3.68 39Vehicle/compound-I —/16 1, 8/1-14 p.o. 19.16 ± 2.60 63irinotecan/compound-I 75/16 1, 8/1-14 p.o.  7.31 ± 1.20 ‡ 24 ‡ overallmamimai p < 0.05 by closed testing procedure(Intersection-Union test)

Test Example 6 Potentiation of Antitumor Effect of Doxorubicin

Human ovarian cancer cell line (A2780) was subcutaneously implanted intothe right flank of 7-week-old male BALB/cA Jcl-nu/nu mice, and was usedin the same manner as in Test Example 1.

In the group receiving only doxorubicin, the test liquid was prepared bydiluting doxorubicin (Adriacin injection, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.)with physiological saline to enable administration at a doxorubicin doseof 7 mg/kg/day. In the groups receiving only Compound-I, the test liquidwas prepared by diluting Compound-I with 0.5% HPMC to enableadministration at a Compound-I dose of 16 mg/kg/day. In the combinedadministration group, Compound-I was administered at a dose of 16mg/kg/day, and doxorubicin was administered at a dose of 7 mg/kg/day.Compound-I was orally administered for 14 consecutive days from Day 1,doxorubicin was orally administered at Day 1 and Day 8, and theevaluation was performed in the same manner as in Test Example 1. Theeffect of the combined administration was also statistically determinedin the same manner as in Test Example 1. In the figure and the table,the asterisk represents a result having a statistically significantdifference compared with the single-drug administration group. FIG. 11and Table 15 show the results.

The change in the body weight over time was evaluated as an index oftoxicity in the same manner as in Test Example 1. FIG. 12 shows theresults.

TABLE 15 RTV Dose Schedule day 15 T/C Group (mg/kg/day) (day) Route Mean± SD (%) control(Vehicle/Vehicle) — 1, 8/1-14 p.o. 27.57 ± 3.08 —Doxorubicine/Vehicle 7/— 1, 8/1-14 p.o. 12.50 ± 3.19 45Vehicle/compound-I —/16  1, 8/1-14 p.o. 22.17 ± 7.20 80Doxorubicine/compound-I 7/16 1, 8/1-14 p.o.  7.49 ± 0.71 ‡ 27 ‡ overallmamimai p < 0.05 by closed testing procedure(Intersection-Union test)

Test Example 7 Potentiation of Antitumor Effect of Everolimus

Human stomach cancer cell line (NCI-N87) was subcutaneously implantedinto the right flank of 7-week-old male BALB/cA Jcl-nu/nu mice, and wasused in the same manner as in Test Example 1.

In the group receiving only everolimus (IS Chemical Technology), thetest liquid was prepared to enable administration at an everolimus doseof 5 mg/kg/day. A vehicle of 5% ethyl alcohol/5% PEG400/4% Tween 20/86%distilled water was used. In the groups receiving only Compound-I, thetest liquid was prepared by diluting Compound-I with 0.5% HPMC to enableadministration at a Compound-I dose of 16 mg/kg/day. In the combinedadministration group, Compound-I was administered at a dose of 16mg/kg/day, and everolimus was administered at a dose of 5 mg/kg/day.Both Compound-I and everolimus were orally administered once a day for14 days from Day 1, and the evaluation was performed in the same manneras in Test Example 1. FIG. 13 and Table 16 show the results.

The evaluation of the effect of the combined administration wasperformed such that when the average RTV value of the combinedadministration group was statistically significantly smaller than theaverage RTV value of the single-drug administration group (Welch'sIntersection-Union test, overall maximum p<0.05), the combinedadministration was determined to be effective. In the figure and thetable, the asterisk represents a result having a statisticallysignificant difference compared with the single-drug administrationgroup.

The change in the body weight over time was evaluated as an index oftoxicity in the same manner as in Test Example 1. FIG. 14 shows theresults.

TABLE 16 RTV Dose Schedule day 15 T/C Group (mg/kg/day) (day) Route Mean± SD (%) control(Vehicle/Vehicle) — day 1-14, 1-14 p.o./p.o. 2.78 ± 0.48— compound-I/Vehicle  16/— day 1-14, 1-14 p.o./p.o. 1.19 ± 0.27 43Vehicle/Everolimus —/5 day 1-14, 1-14 p.o./p.o. 1.32 ± 0.11 47.3compound-I/Everolimus 16/5 day 1-14, 1-14 p.o./p.o. 0.55 ± 0.11 ‡ 19.7 ‡overall mamimai p < 0.01 by closed testing procedure(Intersection-Uniontest)

Test Example 8 Potentiation of Antitumor Effect of TS-1

Human stomach cancer cell line (4-1ST) was subcutaneously implanted intothe right flank of 6-week-old male BALB/cA Jcl-nu/nu mice, and was usedin the same manner as in Test Example 1.

TS-1 was prepared by mixing FT (tegafur; Taiho Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.), CDHP (gimeracil; Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) and Oxo(oteracil potassium; Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) at a molar ratio of1:0.4:1, adding a 0.5% (w/v) HPMC aqueous solution to the mixture at anFT concentration of 1.66 mg/mL, and subjecting the mixture to aultrasonic treatment to obtain an even suspension (an administrationliquid having a double concentration of the liquid in the group of 8.3mg/kg/day dose). The suspension was diluted two-fold with a 0.5% (w/v)HPMC aqueous solution to a concentration of 0.83 mg/mL, thereby yieldingan administration liquid to be used for the group of 8.3 mg/kg/day dose.Further, the test liquid of Compound-I was prepared by adjusting itsdose to 16 and 24 mg/kg/day.

Compound-I and TS-1 were orally administered once a day for 14 days fromDay 1. In the combined administration groups, Compound-I at a dose of 16and 24 mg/kg/day, and TS-1 at a dose of 8.3 mg/kg/day were administered,and the evaluation was performed in the same manner as in TestExample 1. FIGS. 15A and 15B, and Table 17 show the results.

In the same manner as in Test Example 7, the effect of the combinedadministration was also statistically determined. In the figure and thetable, the asterisk represents a result having a statisticallysignificant difference compared with the single-drug administrationgroup.

The change in the body weight over time was evaluated as an index oftoxicity in the same manner as in Test Example 1. FIGS. 16A and 16B showthe results.

TABLE 17 RTV Dose Schedule day 15 T/C Drug (mg/kg/day) (day) Route Mean± SD (%) control(0.5% HPMC) — day 1-14 p.o. 11.89 ± 1.04  — TS-1 8.3 day1-14 p.o. 5.44 ± 0.62 45.8 compound-I 16 day 1-14 p.o. 4.53 ± 0.59 38.1compound-I 24 day 1-14 p.o. 3.83 ± 0.48 32.2 TS-1/compound-I 8.3/16 day1-14 p.o. 2.17 ± 0.36 ‡ 18.3 TS-1/compound-I 8.3/24 day 1-14 p.o. 1.76 ±0.26 ‡ 14.8 ‡ overall mamimai p < 0.01 by closed testingprocedure(Intersection-Union test)

Test Example 9 Potentiation of Cancer Cell Proliferation InhibitoryEffect of Bortezomib

Human multiple myeloma-derived cell line MM.1S or MM.1R was subculturedin RPMI-1640 medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum. MM.1S or MM.1Rcells were seeded in a 384-microwell plate (1500 cells/20 μL/well), andcultured overnight in an incubator at 37° C., 5% CO₂, and 100% humidity.The plate was taken out from the incubator, and Compound-II was added tothe wells after being diluted with RPMI-1640 medium containing a DMSOsolvent and 10% fetal bovine serum to final concentrations of 7.8, 15.6,31.3, 62.5, 125, 250, 500, 1000, and 2000 nM; each concentration wasadded to 4 wells each (5 μL per well). Bortezomib was added to the wellsafter being diluted with RPMI-1640 medium containing a DMSO solvent and10% fetal bovine serum to final concentrations of 7.8, 15.6, 31.3, 62.5,125, 250, 500, 1000, and 2000 nM; each concentration was added to 4wells each (5 μL per well). In the combined administration groups,Compound-II and bortezomib were diluted to have all of the combinationsof the above final concentrations, and each combination was added to 4wells each (5 μL per well). As a control group, DMSO diluted withRPMI-1640 medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum was added to 16 wellsfor control measurement (5 μL per well). The plate was placed back intothe incubator, and cultured for three more days. After three days,CellTiter-Glo™ (Promega) was added to the wells (25 μL per well), andthe number of cells was counted. The results of the cell proliferationinhibitory effect obtained by the treatment using only Compound-II, thetreatment using only bortezomib, and the treatment using the two drugswere analyzed according to the median-effect method disclosed in Adv.Enzyme Regul. 1984; 22:27-55 by Chou and Talalay using CalcuSyn Version2.1 (Biosoft), thereby obtaining a Combination Index (CI) as the indexof the effect of the combined administration. The effect was determinedto be competitive when the CI value was 1.2 or more, additive when theCI value was less than 1.2 and not less than 0.85, and synergistic whenthe CI value was less than 0.85. The table below shows the CombinationIndex. The CI value was 0.71 to 1.0 for MM.1S, and 0.60 to 1.13 forMM.1S, showing that Compound-II showed an additive or synergistic cellproliferation inhibitory effect when used with bortezomib.

TABLE 18 Combination Index for the combined use of Compound-II andbortezomib Cell line (ratio of Combination Index (CI)bortezomib:Compound-II) ED50 ED75 ED90 MM.IS (8:125) 1.00 0.81 0.71MM.IR (1:125) 1.13 0.77 0.60

Test Example 10 Potentiation of Cancer Cell Proliferation InhibitoryEffect of Erlotinib

Human stomach cancer derived cell line NCI-N87 was subcultured inRPMI-1640 medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum. NCI-N87 cells wereseeded in a 96-microwell plate (3750 cells/100 μL/well), and culturedovernight in an incubator at 37° C., 5% CO₂, and 100% humidity. Adilution series of Compound-II obtained by diluting it with a 200-foldDMSO solution to final concentrations of 0 (DMSO only), 10, 30, 100,300, 1000, 3000, and 10000 nM, and a dilution series of erlotinibobtained by diluting it to final concentrations 0.1, 0.3, 1, 3, and 10times that of Compound-II. The plate was taken out from the incubator,and each of the above DMSO-diluted liquids was diluted to aconcentration four times that of the final concentration using RPMI-1640medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum. In the combined administrationgroups, Compound-II and erlotinib were added to the wells in all of thecombinations of the above final concentrations (50 μL per well). At thispoint, the total medium amount in the wells was 200 μL. As a controlgroup, DMSO diluted with RPMI-1640 medium containing 10% fetal bovineserum was added to the wells (100 μL per well). The plate was placedback into the incubator, and cultured for three more days. After threedays, the plate was taken out at room temperature, and 100 μL of thesupernatant was removed. CellTiter-Glo™ (Promega) was added to the wells(50 μL per well), and the number of cells was counted. The results ofcell the proliferation inhibitory effect obtained by the treatment usingonly Compound-II, the treatment using only erlotinib, and the treatmentusing the two drugs were analyzed in the same manner as in Test Example9, thereby obtaining a Combination Index (CI) as the index of the effectof the combined administration. The effect was determined to becompetitive when the CI value was 1.2 or more, additive when the CIvalue was less than 1.2 and not less than 0.85, and synergistic when theCI value was less than 0.85. Table 19 below shows the Combination Index.The CI value was 0.25 to 0.52 for NCI-N87 cell line, showing thatCompound-II showed a synergistic cell proliferation inhibitory effectwhen used with erlotinib.

TABLE 19 Combination Index for the combined use of Compound-II anderlotinib in NCI-N87 cell line Cell line (ratio of Combination Index(CI) Compound-II:erlotinib) ED50 ED75 ED90 NCI-N87 (1:10) 0.48 0.40 0.33NCI-N87 (3:10) 0.45 0.34 0.29 NCI-N87 (10:10) 0.52 0.34 0.25

Test Example 11 Potentiation of Cancer Cell Proliferation InhibitoryEffect of Trastuzumab (Herceptin)

Human stomach cancer cell line (4-1ST) was subcutaneously implanted intothe right flank of 6-week-old male BALB/cA Jcl-nu/nu mice, and was usedin the same manner as in Test Example 1.

According to the package insert, 7.2 mL of water for injection was addedto a vial containing 150 mg of trastuzumab (Roche Pharma) using asterilized injection syringe. The resulting 21 mg/mL solution was keptin a freezer. At the time of use, the frozen solution was diluted10.5-fold with 4.75 mL of physiological saline at a trastuzumabconcentration of 2.0 mg/mL, to yield a liquid for administration at atrastuzumab dose of 20 mg/kg/day. The test liquids of Compound-I wereprepared to enable administration at doses of 16 and 24 mg/kg/day.

Compound-I and trastuzumab were administered once a day from Day 1 to14. In the combined administration groups, Compound-I was administratedat a dose of 16 and 24 mg/kg/day, trastuzumab was administrated at adose of 20 mg/kg/day, and the evaluation was performed in the samemanner as in Test Example 1. FIGS. 17A and 17B and Table 20 show theresults. In the medium/Compound I administration group, the test liquidwas orally administered once a day for consecutive days. In thetrastuzumab administration group, the test liquid was intraperitoneallyadministered once a day for consecutive days.

The effect of the combined administration was statistically determinedin the same manner as in Test Example 7. In the figure and the table,the asterisk represents a result having a statistically significantdifference compared with the single-drug administration group.

The change in the body weight over time was evaluated as an index oftoxicity in the same manner as in Test Example 1. FIGS. 18A and 18B showthe results.

TABLE 20 Dose RTV^(b)) TGI^(c)) Drug (mg/kg/day) Treatment (mean ± SD)(%) Control — Day 1~14, p.o. 7.09 ± 0.80 — Herceptin 20 Day 1, 8, i.p.4.15 ± 0.42 41.4 compound-I 16 Day 1~14, p.o. 3.01 ± 0.51 57.5compound-I 24 Day 1~14, p.o. 2.74 ± 0.29 61.4 Herceptin + compound-I20 + 16  0.59 ± 0.16 * 91.6 Herceptin + compound-I 20 + 24  0.48 ±0.11 * 93.2 * overall maximal p < 0.01 by closed testing procedure(Intersection-Union Test), respectively.

As is clearly shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17,imidazooxazine compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof significantly potentiated various antitumor agents. The effectwas observed even at a low dose of imidazooxazine compound (I), i.e., 8mg/kg/day (an amount at which the imidazooxazine compound (I) does notexhibit the antitumor effect alone; FIG. 1 and Table 11). In the nudemice group receiving the high dose (24 mg/kg/day) (a dose for producingthe maximum effect), significant tumor shrinkage was observed by thecombined administration (Tables 11 and 13). Further, the weightreduction was not significantly worsened in the combined administrationgroup compared with the weight reduction by the single administration ofeach antitumor agent (FIGS. 2, 4, 12, and 14). This revealed that thecompound of the present invention potentiates various antitumor agentswithout potentiating their toxicity.

Further, for example, as shown in the comparison of FIGS. 1 and 3,although the antitumor effect (drug sensitivity) of paclitaxel variesdepending on the tumor type, even at the same dose, the potentiation ofthe effect was observed in all cases by the combined use thereof withimidazooxazine compound (I). More specifically, even for tumors havinglow sensitivity to paclitaxel, the combined use of paclitaxel andimidazooxazine compound (I) is expected to potentiate the tumorproliferation inhibitory effect of paclitaxel. This indicates that theantitumor spectrum of an antitumor agent is enlarged by the combined usethereof with imidazooxazine compound (I).

More specifically, the combinations of imidazooxazine compound (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and various antitumor agentsshowed potentiation of antitumor effect and enlargement in antitumorspectrum without showing a significant increase in toxicity.

Test Example 12 Potentiation of Cancer Cell Proliferation InhibitoryEffect of Metformin

Human ovarian cancer cell line A2780 was subcultured in RPMI-1640 mediumcontaining 10% fetal bovine serum. A2780 cells were seeded in a96-microwell plate (2000 cells/100 μL/well), and cultured overnight inan incubator at 37° C., 5% CO₂, and 100% humidity. Compound-I wasdiluted with a 200-fold DMSO solution to final concentrations of 0 (DMSOonly), 10, 30, 100, 300, 1000, 3000, and 10000 nM, and metformin wasdiluted with RPMI-1640 medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum to finalconcentrations 1000, 3333, and 10000 times that of Compound-I. The platewas taken out from the incubator. In the combined administration groupsof Compound-I and metformin, Compound-I and metformin were diluted tohave all of the combinations of the above final concentrations, andadded to the wells. At this point, the total medium amount in the wellswas 200 μL. As a control group, DMSO diluted with RPMI-1640 mediumcontaining 10% fetal bovine serum to a final concentration of 0.5% wasadded to the wells (100 μL per well). The plate was placed back into theincubator, and cultured for three more days. After three days, the platewas taken out at room temperature, and 150 μL of the supernatant wasremoved. CellTiter-Glo™ (Promega) was added to the wells (50 μL perwell), and the number of cells was counted. The results of the cellproliferation inhibitory effect obtained by the treatment using onlyCompound-I, the treatment using only erlotinib, and the treatment usingthe two drugs were analyzed in the same manner as in Test Example 9,thereby obtaining a Combination Index (CI) as the index of the effect ofthe combined administration. The effect was determined to be competitivewhen the CI value was 1.2 or more, additive when the CI value was lessthan 1.2 and not less than 0.85, and synergistic when the CI value wasless than 0.85. The table below shows the Combination Index. The CIvalue was 0.08 to 0.96 for A2780 cell line, showing that Compound-Ishowed an additive or synergistic cell proliferation inhibitory effectwhen used with metformin.

TABLE 21 Combination Index for the combined use of Compound-I andmetformin in A2780 cell line Cell line (ration of Combination Index (CI)Compound-I:metformin) ED50 ED75 ED90 A2780 (1:10000) 0.96 0.25 0.08A2780 (3:10000) 0.66 0.21 0.10 A2780 (1:1000) 0.37 0.18 0.14

Test Example 13 Potentiation of Cancer Cell Proliferation InhibitoryEffect of Docetaxel

Human ovarian cancer cell line A2780 was subcultured in RPMI-1640 mediumcontaining 10% fetal bovine serum. A2780 cells were seeded in a96-microwell plate (2000 cells/150 μL/well), and cultured overnight inan incubator at 37° C., 5% CO₂, and 100% humidity. Compound-I wasdiluted with a 200-fold DMSO solution to final concentrations of 0 (DMSOonly), 10, 30, 100, 300, 1000, 3000, and 10000 nM, and docetaxel wasdiluted with RPMI-1640 medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum to finalconcentrations 0.01 and 0.03 time that of Compound-I. The plate wastaken out from the incubator, and, as combined administration groups ofCompound-I and docetaxel, Compound-I and docetaxel were diluted to haveall of the combinations of the above final concentrations, and added tothe wells. At this point, the total medium amount in the wells was 200μL. As a control group, DMSO diluted with RPMI-1640 medium containing10% fetal bovine serum to a final concentration of 0.5% was added to thewells (50 μL per well). The plate was placed back into the incubator,and cultured for three more days. After three days, the plate was takenout at room temperature, and 150 μL of the supernatant was removed.CellTiter-Glo™ (Promega) was added to the wells (50 μL per well), andthe number of cells was counted. The results of the cell proliferationinhibitory effect obtained by the treatment using only Compound-I, thetreatment using only docetaxel, and the treatment using the two drugswere analyzed in the same manner as in Test Example 9, thereby obtaininga Combination Index (CI) as the index of the effect of the combinedadministration. The effect was determined to be competitive when the CIvalue was 1.2 or more, additive when the CI value was less than 1.2 andnot less than 0.85, and synergistic when the CI value was less than0.85. The table below shows the Combination Index. The CI value was 0.33to 0.67 for A2780 cell line, showing that Compound-I showed an additiveor synergistic cell proliferation inhibitory effect when used withdocetaxel.

TABLE 22 Combination Index for the combined use of Compound-I anddocetaxel in A2780 cell line Cell line (ration of Combination Index (CI)Compound-I:docetaxel) ED50 ED75 ED90 A2780 (100:3) 0.33 0.33 0.33 A2780(100:1) 0.47 0.56 0.67

The invention claimed is:
 1. A method for potentiating one or moreantitumor agents, comprising administering an imidazooxazine compoundrepresented by Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof in combination with one or more antitumor agents, wherein saidimidazooxazine compound is in an amount effective for potentiating theeffect of said one or more antitumor agents, to a patient in need ofsuch treatment,

wherein A, B, C, and D represent C—R^(1a), C—R^(1b), C—R^(1c), andC—R^(1d), respectively, or one or two of A, B, C, and D represent an Natom; at least two of R^(1a), R^(1b), R^(1c), and R^(1d) representhydrogen, and the other(s) represent(s) halogen; cyano; C₁₋₆ alkyl whichis unsubstituted or substituted with a hydroxyl group; C₁₋₆ alkoxy;carbonyl having, as a substituent, hydroxyl, amino, mono- or di-(C₁₋₆alkyl)amino which is substituted with hydroxyl or unsubstituted mono- ordi-(C₁₋₆ alkyl)amino, or mono- or di-(C₁₋₆ alkoxy)amino; or anunsaturated heterocyclic group; R² represents phenyl, pyridyl, orthienyl; R³ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or cyclopropyl; and R⁴represents hydrogen or hydroxy.
 2. The method according to claim 1,wherein A, B, C, and D represent C—R^(1a), C—R^(1b), C—R^(1c), andC—R^(1d), respectively, or one or two of A, B, C, and D represent an Natom; at least two of R^(1a), R^(1b), R^(1c), and R^(1d) representhydrogen, and the other(s) individually represent(s) chlorine, fluorine,cyano, methyl, hydroxymethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, carboxyl, carbamoyl,methylaminocarbonyl, ethylaminocarbonyl, hydroxyethylaminocarbonyl,ethoxyaminocarbonyl, or pyrazolyl; R² represents phenyl, pyridyl, orthienyl; R³ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or cyclopropyl; and R⁴represents hydrogen or hydroxy.
 3. A method for potentiating one or moreantitumor agents, comprising administering an imidazooxazine compound ofany one of the following (a) to (t), or a salt thereof, as an activeingredient, in combination with one or more antitumor agents, to apatient in need of such treatment, (a)trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(10-fluoro-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(b)trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(10-fluoro-3-(pyridin-4-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(c)trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(d)trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(10-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(e)trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(9-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(f)trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(8-methoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(g)trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(h)trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(i)trans-3-amino-1-ethyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(j)trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,4-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(k)trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,4-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(l)trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[4,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(m)trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[4,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(n)trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrido[3,2-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(o)trans-3-amino-1-cyclopropyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-5H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrazino[2,3-e][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(p)trans-3-amino-3-(4-(9-(hydroxymethyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)-1-methylcyclobutanol,(q)2-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carbonitrile,(r)trans-3-amino-1-methyl-3-(4-(3-phenyl-9-(1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl)cyclobutanol,(s)2-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N-methyl-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-8-carboxamide,and (t)2-(4-(trans-1-amino-3-hydroxy-3-methylcyclobutyl)phenyl)-N-ethoxy-3-phenyl-5H-benzo[e]imidazo[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-8-carboxamide.4. An antitumor composition comprising an imidazooxazine compound or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with one or moreantitumor agents, wherein said imidazooxazine compound is represented byFormula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in an amounteffective for potentiating the effect of said one or more antitumoragents,

wherein A, B, C, and D represent C—R^(1a), C—R^(1b), C—R^(1c), andC—R^(1d), respectively, or one or two of A, B, C, and D represent an Natom; at least two of R^(1a), R^(1b), R^(1c), and R^(1d) representhydrogen, and the other(s) re resent s halogen; cyano; C₁₋₆ allyl; C₁₋₆alkoxy; carbonyl having, as a substituent, hydroxyl; amino, mono- ordi-(C₁₋₆ alkyl)amino substituted with hydroxyl or unsubstituted mono- ordi-(C₁₋₆ alkyl)amino or mono- or di-(C₁₋₆ alkoxy)amino; or anunsaturated heterocyclic group; R² represents phenyl, pyridyl, orthienyl; R³ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or cyclopropyl; and R⁴represents hydrogen or hydroxy.
 5. A method for making an antitumorcomposition, comprising combining an imidazooxazine compound or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof with one or more antitumoragents and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein saidimidazooxazine compound is represented by Formula (I), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in an amount effective forpotentiating the effect of said one or more antitumor agents,

wherein A, B, C, and D represent C—R¹, C—R^(1b), C—R^(1c), and C—R^(1d),respectively, or one or two of A, B, C, and D represent an N atom; atleast two of R^(1a), R^(1b), R^(1c), and R^(1d) represent hydrogen, andthe other(s) re resent s halogen; cyano; C₁₋₆ alkyl; C₁₋₆ alkoxy;carbonyl having, as a substituent, hydroxyl, amino, mono- or di-(C₁₋₆alkyl)amino substituted with hydroxyl or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C₁₋₆alkyl)amino or mono- or di-(C₁₋₆ alkoxy)amino; or an unsaturatedheterocyclic group; R² represents phenyl, pyridyl, or thienyl; R³represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or cyclopropyl; and R⁴ representshydrogen or hydroxy.
 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the oneor more antitumor agents are selected from the group consisting ofpaclitaxel, carboplatin, lapatinib, irinotecan, doxorubicin, everolimus,bortezomib, erlotinib, trastuzumab (herceptin), metformin, docetaxel,and a combination drug of tegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil potassium. 7.A pharmaceutical composition comprising an imidazooxazine compound or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier and one or more antitumor agents, wherein said imidazooxazinecompound is represented by Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof, in an amount effective for potentiating the effect of saidone or more antitumor agents,

wherein A, B, C, and D represent C—R^(1a), C—R^(1b), C—R^(1c), andC—R^(1d), respectively, or one or two of A, B, C, and D represent an Natom; at least two of R^(1a), R^(1b), R^(1c), and R^(1d) representhydrogen, and the other(s) re resent s halogen; cyano; C₁₋₆ alkyl; C₁₋₆alkoxy; carbonyl having, as a substituent, hydroxyl, amino, mono- ordi-(C₁₋₆ alkyl)amino substituted with hydroxyl or unsubstituted mono- ordi-(C₁₋₆ alkyl)amino or mono- or di-(C₁₋₆ alkoxy)amino; or anunsaturated heterocyclic group; R² represents phenyl, pyridyl, orthienyl; R³ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or cyclopropyl; and R⁴represents hydrogen or hydroxy.
 8. A method for treating a malignanttumor in which AKT (serine/threonine-specific kinase) is frequentlyactivated or highly expressed, comprising administering to a patient acombination of a imidazooxazine compound or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof and one or more antitumor agents in an amounteffective for treatment of said malignant tumor, wherein saidimidazooxazine compound is represented by Formula (I), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in an amount effective forpotentiating the effect of said one or more antitumor agents,

wherein A, B, C, and D represent C—R^(1a), C—R^(1b), C—R^(1c), andC—R^(1d), respectively, or one or two of A, B, C, and D represent an Natom; at least two of R^(1a), R^(1b), R^(1c), and R^(1d) representhydrogen, and the other(s) re resent s halogen; cyano; C₁₋₆ alkyl; C₁₋₆alkoxy; carbonyl having, as a substituent, hydroxyl, amino, mono- ordi-(C₁₋₆ alkyl)amino substituted with hydroxyl or unsubstituted mono- ordi-(C₁₋₆ alkyl)amino or mono- or di-(C₁₋₆ alkoxy)amino; or anunsaturated heterocyclic group; R² represents phenyl, pyridyl, orthienyl; R³ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or cyclopropyl; and R⁴represents hydrogen or hydroxy.
 9. A kit for the treatment of malignanttumors, comprising an imidazooxazine compound or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof and one or more antitumor agents wherein saidimidazooxazine compound is represented by Formula (I), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in an amount effective forpotentiating the effect of said one or more antitumor agents,

wherein A, B, C, and D represent C—R^(1a), C—R^(1b), C—R^(1c), andC—R^(1d), respectively, or one or two of A, B, C, and D represent an Natom; at least two of R^(1a), R^(1b), R^(1c), and R^(1d) representhydrogen, and the other(s) represent(s) halogen; cyano; C₁₋₆ alkyl; C₁₋₆alkoxy; carbonyl having, as a substituent, hydroxyl, amino, mono- ordi-(C₁₋₆ alkyl)amino substituted with hydroxyl or unsubstituted mono- ordi-(C₁₋₆ alkyl)amino or mono- or di-(C₁₋₆ alkoxy)amino; or anunsaturated heterocyclic group; R² represents phenyl, pyridyl, orthienyl; R³ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, or cyclopropyl; and R⁴represents hydrogen or hydroxyl.
 10. The antitumor composition accordingto claim 4, wherein the one or more antitumor agents are selected fromthe group consisting of paclitaxel, carboplatin, lapatinib, irinotecan,doxorubicin, everolimus, bortezomib, erlotinib, trastuzumab (herceptin),metformin, docetaxel, and a combination drug of tegafur, gimeracil, andoteracil potassium.
 11. The method according to claim 1, wherein saidC₁₋₆ alkyl has hydroxyl group(s) as substituent(s).
 12. The methodaccording to claim 8, wherein said malignant tumor in which AKTserine/threonine-specific kinase is frequently activated or highlyexpressed is a cancer selected from the group consisting of head andneck cancer, esophagus cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, rectumcancer, hepatocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, cholangiocarcinoma,pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, cervicalcancer, endometrial cancer, renal cancer, bladder cancer, prostatecancer, testicular tumor, osteosarcoma, soft-tissue sarcoma, leukemia,malignant lymphoma, multiple myeloma, skin cancer, and a brain tumor.